How to Use circumstantial evidence in a Sentence

circumstantial evidence

noun

• But there is a lot of circumstantial evidence that points to the Alters as the thieves.
  — Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• The fact that a person is missing and there is no proof of life is circumstantial evidence of foul play and murder, Stephan said.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2021
• Matthew Troiano: There is circumstantial evidence … the truck … the lies … Those are all kind of circumstantial pieces that tie back to him.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2023
• That's strong circumstantial evidence that the gap here is one of cultural norms and values, and not facts.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2013
• James Gagliano: This could be a piece of circumstantial evidence.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
• At what point is that circumstantial evidence to you, sir?
  — NBC News, 22 Oct. 2017
• This phone call should be viewed in light of several pieces of circumstantial evidence, Mr. Doyle said.
  — Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 28 July 2022
• All the police work to that point was circumstantial evidence.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• The legal case against a killer nurse is often weak and based on little more than circumstantial evidence.
  — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 24 July 2017
• But there is tangible and circumstantial evidence that Russia played a role in the launch.
  — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
• Jon Buehler: In a circumstantial evidence case becomes like a big rope.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 1 May 2021
• Over the years, his lawyers argued that the case against him was built on circumstantial evidence and questionable forensics.
  — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 21 Aug. 2019
• On the other hand, there is circumstantial evidence of love.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
• The case against him was based mainly on an array of circumstantial evidence.
  — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• That they were never heard from again—and that the Tower was then under the control of one of Richard’s henchmen—should provide enough circumstantial evidence to condemn the king.
  — Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
• But the defense attorney said that was all circumstantial evidence that didn’t prove his client’s guilt.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
• But that rush to judgment based on thin circumstantial evidence turned out to be misguided, and a source of shame for victim Laura Miller’s dad Tim Miller.
  — Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• The suit, along with the couple’s daughter Pooneh Gray, contend the case against her father was based on circumstantial evidence and faulty ballistics.
  — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2019
• On one side of the argument is a ton of circumstantial evidence and coincidence pointing to a lab leak.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 29 May 2021
• One more piece of circumstantial evidence that feels worth relaying: Kang saved par on the hole, shot 64 and earned an invitation to the British Open via his third-place finish.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 3 July 2018
• Peel’s first trial in 1986 hinged on circumstantial evidence and lasted over six months.
  — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• And the president’s recent actions on trade provide further, circumstantial evidence that the Iran deal is not long for this Earth.
  — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Mar. 2018
• All the circumstantial evidence pointed fingers to Melanie McGuire, his wife.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 June 2022
• Even with the weakness of the government's case, I may still be convicted on circumstantial evidence.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2022
• Iraqi officials say their doubts are based on circumstantial evidence and long experience in the area where the attack took place.
  — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
• The prosecutor at the time said the case relied on circumstantial evidence.
  — Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 18 Feb. 2022
• Decades of direct and circumstantial evidence already tied Lavigne to Croteau and to the scene of the crime, according to Gulluni.
  — NBC News, 25 May 2021
• So more subtle searches based on circumstantial evidence are coming to the fore.
  — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2021
• Euro 2020, then, offers him a precious chance to prove his point, to demonstrate that Italy does have a forward fit for a place among the elite, that all of those goals cannot just be written off as circumstantial evidence.
  — New York Times, 25 June 2021
• Several high-profile songs and artists are cited as circumstantial evidence.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 June 2024

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2024