was presuming
- past progressive of presume.
Example Sentences
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He said he was building a defense team for Mr. Hambali and was presuming that it would need a death-penalty specialist.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2017
He insisted afterwards that he was presuming nothing about next week – saying: "That would be the coach's decision".
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2012
Khrushchev was presuming a long-term Soviet lead in 5,000-mile intercontinental ballistic missiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this case, the source was presuming to describe a still unpublished report that neither the Newsweek correspondent nor the source possessed.
From Time Magazine Archive
By no means could she construe what he had said into impertinence, but she did feel he was presuming upon the kindly attention she had paid him.
From Dan Merrithew by McFall, J. V.
