How to Use proving ground in a Sentence

proving ground

noun
  • The top high school prospects bounce from one proving ground to the next.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • That range used to be a launchpad or proving ground for a lot of future stars.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Tenured teachers who lost their jobs on the proving ground area lost their tenure.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The proving ground is a historic place, about to turn 100 years old next year.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
  • So this is the kind of proving ground for an actor that’s becoming all the more rare.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • But for Schantz, these matches are a valuable proving ground.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Few places would seem like a tougher proving ground for keeping the faith than working in a restaurant.
    — Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Starting lines now feel like a celebration rather than a proving ground.
    — Outside Online, 17 May 2022
  • By dint of these factors, blood cancers have long served as a proving ground for new cancer treatments.
    — Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2020
  • After four years of ups and downs with the Bulls, Cleveland can be his proving ground.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Of course, that hypothesis needs to be tested on the proving ground of the campaign trail.
    — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 July 2024
  • And in that case, Relativity's true proving ground will be on the launch pad.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Covering big-league baseball was their launch pad and proving ground in a business that can still be tough on women.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
  • While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter.
    — Ben Barzilai Christopher Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Ohio politics was a proving ground for men who went on to become leaders on the national stage.
    — Kate Masur, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Gould, the Dugway commander, said the event only spanned about half the proving ground’s vast airspace.
    — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2021
  • The moon is viewed as a proving ground for strategies and technologies before going on to Mars.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Apr. 2021
  • But the rough-and-tumble of partisan politics is rarely, if ever, a proving ground for truth.
    — Alexander William Salter, National Review, 31 Mar. 2021
  • But Schantz is a perfectionist and San Diego is a proving ground.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2021
  • The French capital has, after all, been the most fertile proving ground in world soccer for years.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And while battle rap has proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter.
    — Ben Barzilai Christopher Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • City Lights became a proving ground for bohemian and Beat writers and artists.
    — New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York City is its epicenter.
    — Nia Decaille, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York City is its epicenter.
    — Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In the past years of tensions with its neighbor, Russia has used Ukraine as a proving ground for some of its techniques.
    — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The pandemic turned out to be a proving ground for technology in health care, as medicine was forced to adapt quickly to a changing world.
    — STAT, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Next spring marks the 25th anniversary of Toyota’s proving ground in Wittman.
    — Ottavia Zappala, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2017
  • More than ever, August is a proving ground for end-of-roster decisions rather than battles at the top of the depth chart.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • In fact, the entire first act of the game (of three total) mostly serves as proving ground to earn the player’s stripes before things get serious.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Next Wednesday’s game against Valley Vista serves as a proving ground in lieu of the Perry game.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2022

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