How to Use circumstantial evidence in a Sentence
circumstantial evidence
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Bad intent needs to be pieced together from circumstantial evidence.
—Aziz Huq, Fortune, 5 June 2018
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And this becomes another piece of circumstantial evidence that appears to tie Sheila Keen to this shooting.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2018
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That strongly suggests that our ancestors had much to do with it; murderers have been convicted on weaker circumstantial evidence.
—Jared Diamond, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018
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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
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But strong circumstantial evidence points toward Dickson.
—The Washington Post, AL.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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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
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With all of the other circumstantial evidence — the followers of non-household names with Colangelo connections, etc.
—David Murphy, Philly.com, 30 May 2018
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Though crowd-sourcing, users began to stockpile more circumstantial evidence that the accounts were linked, possibly even tying in Colangelo's wife.
—The Heat Index, azcentral, 30 May 2018
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But there is a lot of circumstantial evidence that points to the Alters as the thieves.
—Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
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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
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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
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James Gagliano: This could be a piece of circumstantial evidence.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
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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
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All the police work to that point was circumstantial evidence.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
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But there is tangible and circumstantial evidence that Russia played a role in the launch.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
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Jon Buehler: In a circumstantial evidence case becomes like a big rope.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 1 May 2021
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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
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On the other hand, there is circumstantial evidence of love.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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The case against him was based mainly on an array of circumstantial evidence.
—Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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All the circumstantial evidence pointed fingers to Melanie McGuire, his wife.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 June 2022
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Even with the weakness of the government's case, I may still be convicted on circumstantial evidence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2022
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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
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The prosecutor at the time said the case relied on circumstantial evidence.
—Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 18 Feb. 2022
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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
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So more subtle searches based on circumstantial evidence are coming to the fore.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2021
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