on the grounds that

idiom

: for the reason that : because

Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.

Examples of on the grounds that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The judge issued an injunction on the grounds that the VTA had met its burden to show probable success of its arguments, but did not rule on the claims in the case. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025

When challenged legally, the AMA’s position was upheld on the grounds that its copyright protections provided the economic incentive to continually update the code set. —Vlad Panin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Moose is challenging his dismissal on the grounds that USIP is not a federal agency and is not under the scope of Trump and DOGE's cost-cutting mandate. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Fang Di rejects her cousin on the grounds that Tian Tian just wants money. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for on the grounds that

• aristocrat
• magnificat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat