acid test

Example Sentences

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"This was the real acid test here against a team motivated to win and the holders of the competition," he insisted.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Single stair, and the fate of Culver City’s ordinance specifically, represents an early California acid test.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup blueprint faces the acid test against Serbia in the hothouse atmosphere of Belgrade's Rajko Mitic Stadium.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

“I think this is going to be the acid test for Morena,” said sociologist Bernardo Barranco.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

In chemistry and physics the acid test of one’s understanding of a system is whether one can successfully predict its future behavior.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond