prove justified

Frequency: 6.850.1 per million words

To be shown to be correct or reasonable by later events.

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Examples (10)

  • The suspicion proved amply justified.
  • Their initial fears proved entirely justified when the market crashed.
  • Over time, her controversial decision proved to be fully justified.
  • His predictions about the company's success proved justified by the end of the fiscal year.
  • The extraordinary measures taken by the government proved perfectly justified in curbing the pandemic.
  • We hoped our efforts would prove justified by the positive outcome.
  • Only time would tell if his extreme caution would prove justified.
  • The manager's skepticism about the new project eventually proved justified.
  • Her long-held beliefs about healthy eating have proved increasingly justified.
  • Does the expense of this research prove justified by its potential benefits?