assumed

Example Sentences

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Friends and family assumed I would also retire to New York, but current tax rates nixed those plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He called him an "absolute gentle giant of a man and a true 'tiger of the mountains'", in a post that assumed the worst.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Folk in government are braced for the inevitable awkwardness of exchanges that they had assumed at the time would be forever private being catapulted into the light of day.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Today’s media-verse is so fractured and bifurcated along political lines, I just assumed that confirmation bias would drive most folks toward friendly sources, i.e. what they want to hear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

He assumed it was just for appearance’s sake and was surprised when the food did come that she promptly began emptying the saltshaker over the slices and biting into one.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny