ONUS in a Sentence

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The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignment to his generals.

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 Meanings and Examples of ONUS
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onus
 n.  burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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1  The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignment to his generals.