How to Use onus in a Sentence

onus

noun

• Consumers should be able to limit the use of information beyond what's essential to complete a transaction. There are two principal ways to do this: Web sites can permit them to "opt in," or explicitly grant advance permission to share information. Or they can put the onus on consumers to "opt out" if they don't want information shared.
  — Consumer Reports, May 2000
• O’Connell put the onus on himself to see the Vikings improve.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
• That puts the onus on the rest of the roster to raise its level of play.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• So that’s kind of the onus on the starting pitcher to go out there and hold the fort.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 June 2023
• The onus is on them to fill those forms out and return them to us.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Jan. 2022
• The onus isn't on them to change the world and educate people.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• But the onus to forge change cannot fall solely on them.
  — Rich Logis, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• The onus should be on schools to help all of their students succeed.
  — Paula A. Johnson, STAT, 10 Feb. 2023
• If Kendrick wanted to play football, the onus was on him to ask.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• In the meantime, if you’re hit with a testing fee, the onus is on you to deal with it.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021
• The onus is now going to be on others to step up in their stead.
  — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• Much of the onus for improvement will fall on the shoulders of Jayson Tatum.
  — Xl Media, cleveland, 13 June 2022
• But the onus falls on C. Milton Wright for the decision.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
• The onus is on the consumer to take the initiative to keep the data private.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
• The onus is on the adults in the room to give up on dreams of going viral and act better.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2021
• And then puts the onus back on producers to react in kind and up the ante.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• Your knees will track over your toes, and that's okay; this will help to put the onus onto your quads.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
• That puts the onus on Poole to figure out how to be effective off the bench.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022
• Mendoza put the onus on the coaching staff to help the team get past this dismal stretch of play.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• The most direct remedy is to take the onus of choice off the parents.
  — Kendra Hurley, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2021
• The onus was on the head coach to figure out how to get the team to road games and back before classes the next day.
  — James Kay, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022
• Even so, Popovich declined to put the onus on his players for the miscue.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2022
• No, the onus falls on the Giants’ starting pitchers and the baseball gods.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
• That puts the onus on a number of high 2023 draft picks to improve this season.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
• Even so, the onus is on the worker to advocate for themselves.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022
• Kim disagreed with his coach and put the onus on himself and his teammates.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• That has put an onus on the Kremlin to find fresh manpower.
  — Thomas Grove, WSJ, 18 June 2022
• But the onus is really on the homeowner to point out these things.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Now, though, the onus will be on them to deliver a plan for the future with their own person in charge.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
• The onus is on the user to search for the bill on Congress.gov and see what the bill proposed and how a representative voted.
  — Steph Solis, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024