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.
• Many people assume these immigrants are the reason for Texas’ large uninsured rate.
  — Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2022
• People often assume that someone who is a style icon can’t be an intellectual.
  — Andrew Solomon, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2022
• This often surprises people who assume that Halloween sadism is both very real and very common.
  — Joel Best, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
• Bovee will assume all of Hartwell’s previous duties as a national search begins for a permanent hire.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
• They’re insulated by brotherhood, and by a culture that Frida knows would assume that the women were asking for it.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
• Many visitors assume that such permissiveness carries through to the rest of Thai society.
  — Time, 3 Nov. 2022
• Some measures of short-term inflation expectations have picked up recently, meaning that people assume prices will continue to go up, at least for a while.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• Despite the high number of deaths and envenomings (bites in which venom is delivered into the body), don't assume cobras are aggressive.
  — CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
• In the unfortunate event of a tragedy befalling one of their parents, the other parent will not automatically assume custody of both children.
  — Time, 3 Nov. 2022
• Meanwhile, offensive analyst Mike Hartline will assume the role of quarterbacks coach, the source confirmed.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2022
• Trump could afford to lose only four GOP votes to sink the nomination, assuming all Democrats oppose him — which itself is unclear.
  — Peter Sullivan, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
• Hegseth can only afford to lose the support of three GOP senators, assuming all Democrats vote against his nomination.
  — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
• The satellite assumed that the smoke was a cloud, that there was no heat, and that the fire was gone.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
• Daniel Smith, the school district’s chief of staff, will assume the role.
  — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
• Jude assumes the seller is a stranger and thinks the story about the ghost is a gas.
  — Sharon Virts, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
• But don’t assume that this means beards are all bark and no bite.
  — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
• At first, the Snyder Cut was assumed to be just a rumor.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
• But people shouldn’t assume that smaller schools will be the ones to close.
  — oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2023
• When Oz tells Vic to turn around and look at the sunrise, Vic assumes Oz is going to kill him.
  — Eric Goldman, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
• The study assumed a 20% increase in hourly labor costs.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
• Booby traps and the use of civilians and hostages as human shields are assumed.
  — Dan De Luce, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
• This is not, by and large, debt that parents assumed to send their kids to college.
  — Jon Marcus, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
• For example, assume you and your gym partner at the same height and weight.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• And what are to assume the age difference is between them?
  — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Aug. 2024
• Many organizations assume that general communications or project updates will suffice, but investment-level donors need to be led through a concrete explanation of what their gifts will accomplish this year as well as over time.
  — Sherry Quam Taylor, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024