presumptuous

Example Sentences

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"I think it would be pretty presumptuous to have a menu in your head before you actually win the tournament," said the Northern Irishman.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Jonathan Paquin, a political science professor at Canada's Universite Laval, told AFP: "The American administration was undoubtedly presumptuous in believing it held all the cards."

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

You can offer to send a Calendly link but sending one out in the first outreach is a bit presumptuous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Nearly two hours are spent jumping between concurrent storylines, and had Koepp’s screenplay allotted all 120 of those minutes to the film’s stars, “Rebirth” might actually feel worthy of its presumptuous title.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

“Tell him that we don’t need his protection on Pleasant Avenue. Tell him it was presumptuous of him to think so.”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez