Examples of presumptuous in a Sentence

To Yale University, he was David Sneed. And some people called him that. Close friends called him Marc. Not wanting to appear presumptuous, I tried not to commit to either, waiting instead for a signal. — Peter Beinart, New Republic, 22 Jan. 1996 Professor Stegner mistook me, I fear, for an anti-intellectual, not understanding that I was in fact something far less presumptuous—a near-illiterate, especially compared to the rest of his blue-chip roster. — Ken Kesey, New York Times Book Review, 31 Dec. 1989 To spy out the shape of God's Heaven was superfluous, presumptuous, and might prove blasphemous. Galileo was no better than a theological Peeping Tom. — Daniel J. Boorstin, The Discoverers, 1983 it's a little presumptuous of you to assume that I'm your new best friend just because I invited you along the presumptuous doctor didn't even bother to explain to me the treatment that I would be receiving

Recent Examples on the Web The move was presumptuous and unnecessary as Peggy’s father owns and operates his own pharmacy. — Veronica Wells, Essence, 15 Feb. 2022 To dream of greater pleasures (such as a fair society) seemed to Céline almost presumptuous. — Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2022 However, Miss Manners is afraid that what this man did was not only presumptuous, but also somewhat menacing. — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021 Seen through the lens of our moment, Stephen Crane can appear wildly presumptuous, a writer chronically inclined toward cultural appropriation. — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021 His was an unprofessional, presumptuous psychological analysis of President Trump’s state of mind regarding world events. — WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021 Those negative takes were a bit presumptuous at the time as critics were only given the first three episodes to binge. — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021 However, fans of rival countries have interpreted the chant as arrogant and presumptuous, despite multiple attempts to explain its true meaning. — Matias Grez, CNN, 11 July 2021 Duncan: How can someone without title or authority most effectively challenge the status quo without coming across as presumptuous or disrespectful of people who do have title or authority? — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 6 July 2021 See More

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