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
The various pieces having been thus severely put to the proof, they were spliced end to end, and the joints or splicings tested.
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton
Well, well, Sir Roger, your offers shall soon be put to the proof.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
Since the great war they had never seriously been put to the proof; and during the three last decades they had only been altered in the most trifling details.
From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz
No such question was asked, and his fortitude was not put to the proof, nor does it seem that after this Moore dabbled in rebellion.
From Thomas Moore by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
