Wondering how to use Onus in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as burden or load.
Onus meaning
- A legal obligation.
- Burden of proof, onus probandi.
- Stigma.
Using Onus
- The main meaning on this page is: A legal obligation. | Burden of proof, onus probandi. | Stigma.
- Useful related words include: burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance.
- In the example corpus, onus often appears in combinations such as: the onus, onus is, onus on.
Context around Onus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Onus
- In this selection, "onus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, squarely and awards stand out and add context to how "onus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the onus is on and at the onus awards 2023. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "onus" sits close to words such as ari, artefacts and assent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with onus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Again, though, this puts the onus of managing health and wellbeing onto the person. (14 words)
But the onus of advocacy shouldn’t be on residents, who are the victims here. (15 words)
Kleyn continued: “When you get called up to the Boks, there is an onus on you to do your country proud. (21 words)
Earlier, initiating a suo motu case in the wake of the boat tragedy, the Kerala High Court had observed that the responsibility and onus of the officials and authorities are тАЬno lesserтАЭ than that of the boat operators. (38 words)
After Biden released his FY 2024 budget proposal and a banking crisis roiled markets, the onus is on McCarthy to show, not just tell, what Republicans actually can deliver in high-stakes fiscal negotiations. (34 words)
A spokesperson for Orange City Council (OCC) says while council approves and makes the final decision for road closures, the onus to notify business and residents impacted by those closures falls to the organisers. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
After Biden released his FY 2024 budget proposal and a banking crisis roiled markets, the onus is on McCarthy to show, not just tell, what Republicans actually can deliver in high-stakes fiscal negotiations.
After Spieth had spooned his tee drive out of bands, the onus was on Thomas to stay in contention with his opponents.
Again, though, this puts the onus of managing health and wellbeing onto the person.
AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer believes the onus is on Toto Wolff to hand Mick Schumacher more track time in the Mercedes to give his compatriot any chance of returning to the F1 grid.
A spokesperson for Orange City Council (OCC) says while council approves and makes the final decision for road closures, the onus to notify business and residents impacted by those closures falls to the organisers.
But the onus of advocacy shouldn’t be on residents, who are the victims here.
Earlier, initiating a suo motu case in the wake of the boat tragedy, the Kerala High Court had observed that the responsibility and onus of the officials and authorities are тАЬno lesserтАЭ than that of the boat operators.
He argued the channel was willing to take upon itself the “onus of proving at trial” that the audio recording played in the episode was truthful.
However, what “Master Plan” ultimately uncovers is that the onus to help marginalized communities falls on people with privilege like Claire and not on marginalized people like Jodi.
In a Washington Times op-ed, Mr. Tuberville wrote that he was not stopping any nominee from being promoted or confirmed, placing the onus of a vote on Senate Democrats.
In cases where recipient’s ’s data might be false or out of date, the onus is on the recipients to prove otherwise and correct these errors.
In declaring a state of emergency, Healey put the onus squarely on the Biden administration and previous administrations for not doing enough to help migrants who have recently crossed the border.
In South Africa, 83% of SMEs expect cyber security companies to do more to educate and support them, while 45% put the onus on governments to act and 50% on trusted tech partners.
It must be emphasised that the onus of voting a presidential candidate into power rests on the electorate but not on a few selected disgruntled politicians or political diehards.
It seems like you've taken off some of that onus and reinforce the idea for your large customers that say, listen, we're going to be developing on both sides of the equation.
Kleyn continued: “When you get called up to the Boks, there is an onus on you to do your country proud.
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan, alongside Deputy Mayor Councillor Margaret-Anne McKillop as the Mayor accepts the Gold Workplace Charter for Council at the Onus Awards 2023.
Neeraj Agarwala, partner, Nangia Andersen India, says in the event that one receives an income tax notice, the onus is on the taxpayer to establish the source of income along with providing documentary evidence.
No matter what the master plan includes, it takes many hands to produce, and the “onus is on the video room,” Lue said, to put it all together.
Not providing long-term projections irks appropriators because it denies them visibility of total program costs, and puts the onus on Congress to add funds to keep programs going.
Common combinations with onus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the onus 153×
- onus is 45×
- onus on 31×
- onus of 29×
- onus was 12×
- onus will 9×
- onus to 7×
- an onus 6×
- onus for 6×
- onus falls 3×