assumed

Example Sentences

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When he said a few days later that he would accept them, but only if he won, most people assumed he was joking.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

When news of England’s 1-0 defeat to the U.S. during the opening round of the 1950 World Cup reached London from Brazil, stunned Brits assumed it must have been a typo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This year it’s 4.42%, the biggest one-year jump in recent memory, driven mostly by Americans having fewer children than the actuaries assumed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

She had wrongly assumed there was a regulatory body already in place.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He continued with what I assumed were more of the particulars.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse