How to Use burden of proof in a Sentence

burden of proof

noun phrase
  • What has changed is the burden of proof.
    — Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • No matter what, the burden of proof is no longer on the critics.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But the burden of proof has shifted to the naysayers.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
  • This is still a fragile market, and the burden of proof is on the bulls.
    — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The burden of proof is with the account holder.
    — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • Emord’s petition seeks to flip the burden of proof.
    — Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The burden of proof was on the defense in the sanity phase.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The patient must take on the burden of proof to show that is necessary.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In this case, the burden of proof favored Colorado.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Shurin said there were two issues the city failed to overcome in order to meet its burden of proof.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The burden of proof is on the plan participant.
    — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • Reverse the burden of proof and then codify it.
    — Robin Reichhardt, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The burden of proof for such adjustments should be extremely high.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Until then, the burden of proof remains on sellers, not holders.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Alito said lower courts got the burden of proof backward.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • If a product is making dramatic claims, the burden of proof should be on the bottle.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • The burden of proof is lower in municipal court.
    — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • As indexes go down, the burden of proof on the bulls goes up, even as the risk-reward equation for very long-term investors improves.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The burden of proof is high, and such cases are relatively uncommon.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Defense attorneys argued the family's lawyers failed to meet the burden of proof that guns were pointed.
    — Dave Savini, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • As a retired judge, I was trained to weigh evidence carefully and to match the burden of proof to the stakes involved.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But the burden of proof for the defense is lower than the standard prosecutors are required to prove for a guilty verdict.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
  • As the trial shifts into the sanity phase, the burden of proof moves from the prosecution to the defense.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • If an immigrant entered the country with a visa or as a refugee, the burden of proof is on the government to prove they should be removed from the country.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • But California law sets a high burden of proof for a defendant to be declared legally insane at the time of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The burden of proof for further capital relief lies squarely with the banking industry.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • In a rare twist in criminal proceedings, in this scenario the burden of proof was on the defense rather than the prosecution.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • In this case — likely due to being misled by those who benefit most — these high-status players are making claims that don’t meet the burden of proof.
    — Josh Schlossberg, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
  • In this case — likely due to being misled by those who benefit most — these high-status players are making claims that don’t meet the burden of proof.
    — Josh Schlossberg, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
  • In a civilian criminal trial the government normally has the burden of proof on all matters.
    — Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025

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