presumptuous
Example Sentences
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Not to sound presumptuous, but I feel partly responsible for the fact that you’re in contention for the job.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
"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
I climbed into the rickshaw with my mother in it, which displeased Amah, because this was presumptuous behavior on my part and also because Amah loved me better than her own.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Vocabulary lists containing presumptuous
The Great Gatsby
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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