How to use "onus" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "onus" in popular movie and book plots

  • He also takes on the onus of educating Mano and her brother.  - Hamari Yaad Aayegi
  • Prabhavati’s (Kamlesh Kumari) parents died when she was very young and the onus of looking after the Prabhavati Cotton Mills Ltd.  - President (1937 film)
  • Swati takes the onus of bringing the child out of trauma.  - Saptapadii
  • Siva Rama Raju takes the onus of raising his siblings.  - Siva Rama Raju
  • Ramesh Nair takes the onus of transforming a local goon Karakattil Dasan to a noble person.  - Golanthara Vartha
  • The onus now falls on Lingam to set things right.  - Aattanayagann
  • Then Sumalata, the daughter-in-law takes the onus to make mrNaidu's dream come true.  - Shrutilayalu
  • Finally, the Panchayat, after much deliberation, puts the onus of proving her innocence on Kajri and suggests a way to do it.  - Kajri
  • Venky takes the onus of running the show of marriage.  - Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
  • The onus is now on Kalidasa to get his friend back to life; the only way is the divine intervention.  - Kaviratna Kalidasa

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