How to Use assume in a Sentence
assume
verb
- The king assumed the throne when he was very young.
- She assumed from his expression that he was confused.
- I assumed he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up.
- Under certain conditions, the chemical will assume the appearance of ice.
- We'll be arriving around noon. That's assuming that our flight is on time.
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Daniel Smith, the school district’s chief of staff, will assume the role.
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Hannah Natanson,
Washington Post,
9 Dec. 2022
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And don’t assume the recipes are just omelet variations, either.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
6 Dec. 2022
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Don’t assume that the ways of doing things in high-income countries are better than the ways of doing things in lower-income countries.
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Quartz,
7 Dec. 2022
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So customers can wager on the race while the votes are being counted, assuming there is no interference by Trump and his team.
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Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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Ages 3+ Sharpen their deductive reasoning skills by asking them to assume the role of detective and solve the mysteries in this book.
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Good Housekeeping,
4 Dec. 2022
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Heather Stark will assume the role of interim principal financial officer.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Dec. 2022
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Don’t assume that common slip-ups are necessarily signs of cognitive failure, adds Dr. Touron.
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Betsy Morris,
WSJ,
5 Dec. 2022
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The satellite assumed that the smoke was a cloud, that there was no heat, and that the fire was gone.
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Carolyn Kormann,
The New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2023
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Jude assumes the seller is a stranger and thinks the story about the ghost is a gas.
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Sharon Virts,
People.com,
5 Oct. 2024
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But don’t assume that this means beards are all bark and no bite.
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Marisa Sloan,
Discover Magazine,
24 Feb. 2023
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At first, the Snyder Cut was assumed to be just a rumor.
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Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Nov. 2023
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But people shouldn’t assume that smaller schools will be the ones to close.
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oregonlive,
6 Feb. 2023
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When Oz tells Vic to turn around and look at the sunrise, Vic assumes Oz is going to kill him.
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Eric Goldman,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2024
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The study assumed a 20% increase in hourly labor costs.
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Tom Krisher,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2023
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Booby traps and the use of civilians and hostages as human shields are assumed.
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Dan De Luce,
NBC News,
13 Oct. 2023
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This is not, by and large, debt that parents assumed to send their kids to college.
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Jon Marcus,
USA TODAY,
2 Sep. 2023
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For example, assume you and your gym partner at the same height and weight.
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Cori Ritchey,
Men's Health,
9 Aug. 2023
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And what are to assume the age difference is between them?
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Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
16 Aug. 2024
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The city's current forecast assumes the parks levy is set at 7%, but the park board is pushing for a 10% increase.
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Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
14 Aug. 2024
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That statement assumes a cause and effect that isn’t true.
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Readers,
WSJ,
31 Aug. 2023
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Brewer assumed the top post at Walgreens in March of 2021.
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Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
1 Sep. 2023
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Don’t assume that a private charter for the entire trip is the best option.
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Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2024
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The thought process assumes a hacker's role and where damage could occur.
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Dewayne Hart,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
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The leader assumed that if there were an issue with one of the lines of sight with a sniper position, that counter-sniper would have told the head of the unit.
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Luke Barr,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2024
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Challengers assume these errors are not routine discrepancies but evidence of systematic voter fraud and a shadowy plot to foil the presidential election.
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Caroline Haskins,
WIRED,
5 Nov. 2024
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