propositions

Example Sentences

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To be sure, what theologians were investigating was, by definition, mysterious—unprovable in the way that scientific propositions are provable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

By turning such propositions into paintings, he converts slippery digital imagery into something lasting and tangible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Jerome Saint-Marc, a managing director in the food business; Sinead Bell, chief commercial officer; and Adele Balmforth, propositions director, have all left the business in the last six months.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

That is why, when you look at judicial rhetoric in the UK and US, the standard stipulation is that “proof” means not certainty, but the ability to demonstrate a set of propositions “beyond reasonable doubt.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith