circumstantial evidence
Example Sentences
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As investigators awaited the results of the DNA test, they gathered circumstantial evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The prosecutors built much of their case on circumstantial evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Like a criminal trial with no eyewitnesses, the prosecution of the “Queens of Combat” question relies on a cistern’s worth of circumstantial evidence, which may or may not add up to a case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Five witnesses gave indirect circumstantial evidence that supported Murley's claim he was not taken seriously.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
For hours, in the hot, claustrophobic box, White and Smith went over the circumstantial evidence that they’d gathered on each of the murders, trying to trip up Burkhart.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
