demonstration

Definition:
1. A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view.
2. A show of military force or preparedness.
3. A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature).
4. Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion.

Use 'demonstration' in a sentence:

1. A planned demonstration has been called off by its organisers.
2. Thousands of students have taken part in demonstrations.
3. This name is only for demonstration purposes.
4. This should always be the first thought when looking to provide a demonstration or proof of concept.
5. TV pictures of the demonstration were blacked out.
6. Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame.
7. This is the first demonstration that we can choose what words the children will learn and that they can respond to them with an unfamiliar voice giving instructions in an unfamiliar setting.
8. I began this class with a demonstration that illustrates two very important facts about language.
9. There were demonstrations this weekend in cities throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
10. In another demonstration, they analyzed hydrogen production in bacteria for the University of Washington.
11. Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.
12. Riot police broke up a demonstration by students.
13. He was arrested on charges of subversion for organizing the demonstration.
14. I personally arranged for the demonstration against radioactive waste dumping in the Atlantic Ocean.
15. This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed.
16. Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels.
17. To hammer home this point, if I could, we have time for one awkward demonstration.
18. His experiments were the first clear demonstration of the role of a virus in one type of malignant tumor.
19. Wait a moment, let me give you a demonstration.
20. The demonstration passed off peacefully.
21. Barbara, I'm glad you could assist me in the lab demonstration.
22. It was an unprecedented demonstration of people power by the citizens of Moscow.
23. There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
24. The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes.
25. A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
26. There was a strong police presence at the demonstration.
27. This was a very practical demonstration of why the Army trained people to be disciplined.
28. We provide demonstration of videoconferencing over the Internet.
29. You can recall that we had such a demonstration before.
30. The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police.
31. The government responded by banning all future demonstrations.
32. Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
33. Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations.
34. A proposed joint project would develop a prototype or demonstration model for the "21st-century national information infrastructure".
35. There have been demonstrations on the streets in the wake of the recent bomb attack.
36. Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.
37. Riot police used tear gas to break up the demonstration.
38. In August 1968 women held a demonstration at the Miss America Beauty Pageant.
39. The police were much in evidence at today's demonstration.
40. The date of the demonstration must be notified to the police.
41. The police must be notified of the date of the demonstration.
42. She walked me through a demonstration of the software.
43. We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions.
44. The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross section of speakers.
45. The demonstration was an assertion of the right to peaceful protest.
46. The demonstration passed off without incident.
47. The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration.
48. Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.