presume

Example Sentences

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You were appointed to this role, I presume, because you have displayed skills and character traits that instilled confidence in the grantor — the person who set up this trust.

From MarketWatch

Almost nothing is known about her state of health, or the conditions she is living in, although she is presumed to be held in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.

From BBC

Maybe they were not as interested in current events as I had presumed.

From Literature

One Solong crew member, Mark Angelo Pernia from the Philippines, was lost and is presumed dead in the collision, which also sparked fears of environmental damage after a tank containing fuel was ruptured.

From Barron's

Thus, one can presume, Anna has a type.

From The Wall Street Journal