Example Sentences

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That assumption is abandonment; we are presuming she is off to the wilderness.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2017

The things that are the most historically accurate, people are presuming those also to not be true because it’s such a surreal chapter of American history.

From MSNBC • Apr. 22, 2016

But people are actually taking it very seriously, and people are presuming it’s fully real, which is interesting.

From The Verge • Apr. 21, 2016

You are presuming that he cannot be a strong person.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2011

Oh, now, Craft!" said the lawyer, smiling, and shaking his head, "don't you think you are presuming a little too much on my friendship?

From Burnham Breaker by Greene, Homer