try to prove
Frequency: 9.035.0 per million words
to make an attempt to demonstrate something
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- What are you trying to prove?
- She's always trying to prove her worth to everyone.
- He tried to prove his innocence in court.
- Scientists are trying to prove this new hypothesis.
- Don't try to prove yourself by making reckless decisions.
- The detective tried to prove the suspect's guilt with insufficient evidence.
- We will try to prove that our method is more efficient.
- Despite the setbacks, they continued to try to prove their theory.
- Are you trying to prove me wrong?
- It's pointless to try to prove something that is already self-evident.