Example Sentences

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Where it really, deeply failed, like people, was assuming that cancer emotions follow a predictable pattern.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Warden added that the defense contractor’s 2025 forecast included some delays to program awards, but that the company was assuming the government could find a way to reopen by roughly the middle of November.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025

“I was assuming she would say, ‘It’s up to you,’ or ‘It’s not a bad idea,’ something a little less definitive,” the mother said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Ms Barnes and her housemates managed to secure the rental house they wanted, but she said she was "assuming we're going to have to do this again next year".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

I was assuming I’d feel the effects of the days I’ve taken off, but my body is strong and my mind clears in the same way it did when I ran.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison