put to the proof
Example Sentences
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These statements of intent will shortly be put to the proof.
From Forbes ● Oct. 15, 2013
One day her amiability was put to the proof.
From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Ellen H. Walworth
His judgment and feelings were soon put to the proof in this respect.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
They had brought her up with care and kindness amid the most pinching poverty, and now, indeed, her filial affection was severely put to the proof; but it was genuine, and knew no bounds.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
Vanished on the instant you are put to the proof.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
