Example Sentences

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Central bankers have been watching services costs carefully in part because they have been proving stubborn.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

Mahomes and Allen have been proving people wrong ever since.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

“There is nothing new under the sun,” says the book of Ecclesiastes, and writers have been proving that point ever since.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2018

But space startups have been proving popular with investors.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2015

“You have been proving yourself ever since you arrived. But it’s my job to protect you.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse