try to prove

Frequency: 9.035.0 per million words

to make an attempt to demonstrate something

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Examples (10)

  • 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.