prove dangerous

Frequency: 5.53.8 per million words

Used when something is shown to be dangerous through experience or evidence.

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Examples (10)

  • The experimental treatment could prove dangerous if the patient is not closely monitored.
  • What started as a simple protest proved dangerous when riots broke out.
  • Ignoring the warning signs on the treacherous mountain path proved dangerous for the hikers.
  • The seemingly harmless children's toy proved dangerous due to a design flaw.
  • This new technology might prove dangerous in the wrong hands.
  • The political alliance eventually proved dangerous for the country's stability.
  • Any attempt to cross the desert without adequate supplies will prove dangerous.
  • The calm-looking currents in the river have proven dangerous to many swimmers before.
  • Their strategy to expand the business so quickly proved dangerous and led to bankruptcy.
  • The chemical mixture will prove dangerous if it's exposed to air.