Sentence examples for proved its mettle from inspiring English sources

Critics were invited to review the show only last week, an indication that it was not intended for an extended run until it proved its mettle as an audience pleaser, which it has.

But then came the Hong Kong protests, where it proved its mettle as a way to communicate in those kinds of situations, when rival apps struggled.

St. John's could face two more local teams before it begins play in the Big East Conference, but it has already proved its mettle against programs that share its recruiting turf but not its national profile.

In the war, penicillin proved its mettle.

The real world, where voting actually occurs, is where I.R.V. has proved its mettle.

The superhero sequel accomplished two feats that proved its mettle over Easter weekend.

And if there's a time for it to prove its mettle, it's now.

Now, he said, the opposition must prove its mettle, and it needs help from the West that promised it.

"It's proven its mettle through various kinds of environments," said Robert P. Napoli, financial services analyst for ABN Amro in Chicago, who figures that the stock should climb to about $43 by the end of next year, based on projected earnings of $2.70 a share and a price-to-earnings multiple of 16.

But it has since proven its mettle in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as on humanitarian missions, including the delivery of relief supplies after Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines in November 2013.

Critics have charged that the Bank of Japan adjusted rates higher to prove its mettle and to show that it will not bow to political pressure.