How to Use proof of concept in a Sentence

proof of concept

noun
  • Their wins serve as proof of concept.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But, right now, there is no proof of concept.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Texas study is a proof of concept.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • This is not a pilot or a proof of concept.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The model is the proof of concept.
    — Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • For now, the study provides proof of concept.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Their artillery is proof of concept.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Petaluma Creamery could be a proof of concept.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • The evening, Rudin later said, came off like a proof of concept.
    — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • With that proof of concept done, pretty much anything else is doable as well.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
  • The headline product is the proof of concept.
    — Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • The mansion restoration project was the proof of concept.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Kim points to New Zealand as a proof of concept.
    — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
  • The plan is to use the shoot a proof of concept for a feature film production.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The proof of concept is already there in that the fan base already exists.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The researchers also built a small wall using the bricks as a proof of concept.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Right now, the focus is on biotechs that are near some clinical proof of concept.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Rare earths and permanent magnets were a proof of concept.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • Ross’s hair, whether slicked back or voluminous, has served as proof of concept for half a decade.
    — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
  • But the current system serves as a proof of concept for the novel design.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Use it to create proofs of concept and demonstrate the art of the possible.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And less than half have even got to the point of a test project using AI or proof of concept.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • In testing, the proof of concept showed promising results.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
  • These proof of concept short stories have emerged as something akin to the dizzying deals made for spec scripts decades ago.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • This Buffs team was supposed to be Deion Sanders’ proof of concept.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the biggest is the proof of concept Notre Dame put on the field last season.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • The short instead proved to be a proof of concept, but El Masri shed that as well.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The Aladdin is proof of concept, Molzer said, of yes, things can be done.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
  • Initiatives are more likely to succeed when there’s proof of concept.
    — Felida Villarreal, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, at this point, Roadrunner is more of a proof of concept rather than any kind of useful bot.
    — New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026

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