assume
Example Sentences
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I drove my husband to an ER in Torrance for what we had assumed was a nasty flu or its annoying bacterial equivalent.
From Los Angeles Times
Victor’s crime, the creature believes, is to have assumed the role of God, but the scientist fails to fully reckon with his own absence of empathy.
Although Ward’s decision ensured the federal government would assume the bulk of disaster costs, it came with a major trade off.
From Los Angeles Times
"We spend all our lives trying not to get pregnant. I just assumed as soon as I wasn't trying not to, I would," she says.
From BBC
The cons: Dollarized nations might assume they have a claim on U.S. support.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
