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

Some would argue that the theater is no place for an outspokenly conservative writer of political essays, but liberal-thinking persons have to dismiss that argument, if only on the grounds that there should at least be room for one. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025

But anyone who was 80 or older was not eligible on the grounds that the vaccine is less effective for the very old. —Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025

An appeals court upheld the order, on the grounds that immigrants had not been given due process. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

Cunningham is considered the resounding favorite, though his validity as a candidate altogether has also been scrutinized on the grounds that he was always supposed to take this leap as a No. 1 draft pick. —Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for on the grounds that

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