prove a case
Example Sentences
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“Let’s say, for example, Harvey Weinstein: It was very difficult to prove a case when there was only one person because there was a tendency to turn it into a so-called ‘he-said, she-said’ situation.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
You don’t have to prove a case before you bring it.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2024
Prosecutors face a high bar to prove a case beyond reasonable doubt when the key witnesses have told contradictory narratives, said Carolyn Hartley, professor of social work at the University of Iowa.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023
That this case did not result in a mistrial or a hung jury tells me that the failure to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt was not even close.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2018
Pragmatists can leave the question of identity open; but they cannot do without the wider knower any more than they can do without the reality, if they want to prove a case of knowing.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
