How to Use presumption in a Sentence

presumption

noun
  • The trial was unfair from the beginning because there was no presumption of innocence.
  • At least, that was the presumption.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Its presumptions about free speech match those of our time, but not those of their own.
    — Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
  • This is about presumption that the sheep will come crawling back.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2020
  • But the plan also hung on the presumption that the third dose would do the trick.
    — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2022
  • In most cases, there is a presumption that one bad apple spoils the bunch.
    — cleveland, 4 June 2021
  • But neither would be able to escape the presumption of guilt.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 May 2022
  • So researchers are left to make presumptions about the factors that played a role in each death.
    — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2017
  • There is the presumption that there are big problems that haven't been disclosed.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • But, once again, some presumptions were made by the auditors.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The presumption that all facts from the CDC are true.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • But the presumption is that people will have to continue to take them to keep the weight off.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The presumption of innocence and the burden of proof are not just words.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 17 June 2023
  • Zinke has said that the agency review process made no presumptions about the outcomes.
    — Author: Eric Lipton, Lisa Friedman, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Surely, shooting a fleeing man in the back hurts the presumption of white strength?
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Hathaway opened up about the presumptions people have made about her to Elle.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • What, what is odd is there’s a presumption in some circles that the rural votes are Yes.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But the presumption is Russian subs.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And the fact that having children is a choice instead of a presumption is also a good thing.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2021
  • There’s a presumption that this will be the first of two, maybe three, meetings between the two teams this season.
    — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The ruling forced the SBA to drop its use of the presumption.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The idea that three doses will work is the presumption of Pfizer and some experts.
    — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2022
  • My caveat is that the presumption here is that the much-younger woman is vulnerable, but who knows?
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The presumption is founded, not altogether well, on the word of a ghost.
    — Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The thing is, this presumption appears to be faltering.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Spencer said at the time that the presumption of his death was the last thing any investigators wanted to do.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The presumption that a woman’s wedding should be the best day of her life has outlived many waves of feminism.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
  • But the government has squandered that presumption here.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The working presumption is that will happen for the 2022 draft.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 6 July 2019
  • The presumption is that the lines were in the water for such a short period that whales did not have time to learn their value as a food source.
    — The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017

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