How to Use unproven in a Sentence

unproven

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  • And the Rangers’ flaw — a mostly unproven bunch — was widely visible from the time the club got to spring training.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The 30-year-old Rees, on the other hand, is a little more unproven compared to his 64-year-old counterpart.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Although Dillon Gabriel is set to return, the rest of the quarterback room is unproven.
    — Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • That’s a much better group than in previous years but still unproven.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Cobb, a 4-star recruit from Montgomery Catholic, may have the most potential but is very unproven.
    — Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • What if averages catch up in 2023, and the Beavers are patching holes with unproven second and third-year backups?
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Both Seattle and Houston have dominant bullpens; the Rangers’ is, as yet, unproven.
    — Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Senior Jalen Wayne was ready to step in as the Jaguars’ No. 1 receiver, though the depth behind him on the outside was largely unproven.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Young, unproven and — hopefully for the Bears — hungry.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • But the questions at play are neither vast nor at this point entirely unproven.
    — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Russia also claims to possess AI weaponry, though the claims are unproven.
    — Bloomberg.com, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Sam Howell is too unproven to be a six-point favorite this early in his career.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a challenge for a Kentucky secondary that is unproven as a unit but has solid starting parts.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2022
  • There also are plenty of speedy youngsters but many are unproven — 14 are making their debut on the world stage.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • But the two men vying to become the 34th Ward’s new alderman are unproven in the world of politics and government.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Many of these fishing hacks are unproven, and some are downright confusing.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
  • The recruitment of poll workers based on unproven claims of voter fraud has raised alarm bells with some election experts.
    — Will Steakin, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • In the last two years the FDA has stepped up efforts to remove unproven approvals, mainly from cancer therapies.
    — Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • With Shropshire’s return to the lineup in the past two games, UAB has seen a drastic increase in passing and an uptick in usage for a deep but unproven group of receivers.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Backup quarterback Nick Foles led the No. 2 offense in the practice’s lone two-minute drill, an eight-play drive that showcased the good and bad of some of the young, unproven targets on the Colts roster.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The details of these allegations—for now unproven—are still emerging.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Then there are the unproven players, such as third-year outside linebacker Michael Hoecht and third-year receiver Tutu Atwell.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • So expectations for next season will be greater than last year, when the Rams pulled back in spending and relied on young, unproven players.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, many unproven and dangerous cures for the virus were circulating on social media.
    — Jay Weaver Miami Herald (tns), al, 19 July 2023
  • Some argue the technologies are unproven, too costly, or use too many resources.
    — Russell Nichols, Time, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Charles, unwanted by some here and unproven to others, will have to thread his way carefully through the volatility.
    — Adam Geller, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Many reiterated unproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen, and said their trust in the election system was damaged.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Strong and Harris flashed in brief moments as rookies last season but remain unproven.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • The Cardinals were forced to turn to unproven Trace McSorley because of injuries to the other two quarterbacks.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
  • While unproven, the fact that AI researchers are taking it seriously shows how weird the world of AI language models has become.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023

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