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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• His union, and his lawyer, say this onus can't be placed on performers.
  — Andrew Dalton, ajc, 20 Jan. 2023
• The onus is on the performers to flesh out the milieu — one of the reasons the play is a favorite of acting students.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• The onus will fall on Hill and Gus Edwards to shoulder the rushing game — unless the Ravens add from elsewhere.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
• Damian Lillard certainly felt the same way but put the onus on the entire team to learn from the loss, not just Grant.
  — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2022
• The onus is on employers, not employees, to break the cycle.
  — Amy Leschke-Kahle, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2023
• The onus, now, is on you to find the meditative and/or contemplative in what’s in front of you.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
• So the onus is on the Federal Reserve to choose its moves carefully.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 16 June 2022
• The onus is on the aides who answer the phones in her office — some as young as 19 — to determine what constitutes a threat.
  — Stephanie Lai, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
• Kratom is not regulated by the FDA, so the onus remains on the suppliers.
  — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
• Thus, the onus is on workers to nix the single-use plastics and switch to fluorescent bulbs.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
• The onus is on the members of the audience and their deadly effect on their superstar.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
• At this point, the onus is on your partner to find a reasonable solution.
  — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
• In conditions like this, the onus is on team leaders to do the appropriate thing.
  — Saurabh Chandekar, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
• In addition, when things get bumpy, the onus will be entirely on you to keep your business afloat.
  — Kevin Markarian, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• That could put even more of an onus on CMOs to prove their marketing budgets are paying off.
  — Megan Graham, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024