Examples of circumstantial evidence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately the question of Covid’s origins is likely to be adjudicated for the foreseeable future on circumstantial evidence alone, thanks to Beijing’s recalcitrance. — WSJ, 28 May 2021 Her trial was based largely on circumstantial evidence and the argument that four deaths within the same family could not have happened by coincidence. — Washington Post, 7 May 2021 But depending on the quality of the evidence, circumstantial evidence can at times be more powerful than direct evidence, Rendelman added. — Fox News, 6 May 2021 Scientists used anthropological analysis, circumstantial evidence and mitochondrial DNA to determine Helms’ identity. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 30 Apr. 2021 Instead, the officers focused on Jerry’s old criminal record and circumstantial evidence like Jerry buying his ticket only a few days before flying. — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 But over the years there was even more strange behavior, moments that, authorities believe add up to circumstantial evidence. — Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2021 The lab-leak theory is far from proved, but Tedros's openness was applauded by those who have argued that some circumstantial evidence points to the Wuhan lab as a possible source. — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2021 Although Butler’s body has not been found, Rodriguez-Cruz, a clerical workers who had been living in Northern Virginia, was arrested in 2017 by D.C. police based largely on circumstantial evidence. — Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021

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“Circumstantial evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumstantial%20evidence. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.

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