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Meanings of prove the assertion in English

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Usage of prove the assertion in English
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And he took snuff to prove the assertion.
Richard Carvel — Volume 07
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All of which goes to prove the assertion that it is easier to catch flies with molasses than with vinegar.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert
3
He said men fought and bit and struck one another like madmen, and exhibited wounds upon his face to prove the assertion.
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
4
It was deemed impossible to break through the icy barrier; and the Russians made the attempt only to prove the assertion by failure.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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Ephesus is thought by many to have been latterly destroyed by an earthquake, and this small relic certainly tends to prove the assertion.
Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N...
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The prosperity of this happy place proves the assertion, of which every man is free the moment he enters.
An History of Birmingham (1783)
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The history of the grand army of Boulogne, whose organization seemed to leave nothing farther to be desired, proves the assertion just made.
The Art of War
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"Tush!" answered his Lordship; "I am as well as you." And he took snuff to prove the assertion.
Richard Carvel — Complete
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