As things turned out, my father's ordeal proved even worse than might have been predicted.

Might it not prove a little worse than she expected?

Stalin may have been bad, but Hitler proved even worse.

I fear the future, that it may prove even worse than the past has been.

Northern travel was proving even worse than he had thought it would be.

"Could the miners prove worse than the fate you offer?"

Nights, though, proved even worse for Aron than the days.

I think living will prove a fate worse than death for you.

Taking this first step was proving worse than walking the Pattern itself, near to the end.

Prison would most certainly prove a fate worse than death.