Sentence examples for had finally proved from inspiring English sources

But, at the time, all we saw was Jordan weeping with the trophy in his arms: he had finally proved that he wasn't a loser.

In Nairobi, Goodall was introduced to Louis Leakey, the scientist whose fossil discoveries had finally proved mankind's roots were African, not Asian, as had previously been supposed.

• Thirty years ago, facing down a devastating fiscal crisis, skyrocketing crime and the growing suspicion that cities had finally proved themselves unmanageable, New Yorkers cautiously tiptoed into a brave new world.

I thought he had finally proved himself and that he would be able to start high school with the benefit of the doubt.

Initially when I was recruited by Google in 2011 and failed my interviews, I thought I had finally proven that my dream would only ever be a dream.

"That would have finally proved the potential of the drug, I think.

Science has finally proved that spending your Friday night in the company of your cat is good for you.

The fact that so many institutions are now reviewing the way they do things as a result of the survey has finally proved its credentials.

The on-site installation of this system in several Italian substations has finally proved simple enough to upgrade the equipment for seismic protection.

The headline caught the tone of the article, by Adam Sage, which began, "Drinkers have long suspected it, but now French researchers have finally proved it: wine 'experts' know no more than the rest of us".

It may be the case that the local authority social service departments set up with such optimism many decades ago are really well and truly dead and that the first salvos from Maria Colwell have finally proved fatal.