How to Use presumptive in a Sentence

presumptive

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• The gap between Lawrence — the presumptive top pick since the 2020 draft ended — and the field is wide.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 25 Dec. 2020
• The Trash Pandas begin at the top of the bracket as the presumptive favorite.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 20 Mar. 2023
• To[o] presumptive that all our teams know from million and know where their lanes are....
  — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2021
• And some of the items had a presumptive positive result for the presence of blood, the report said.
  — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2021
• In Klara and the Sun, Ishiguro leaves us suspended over a rift in the presumptive order of things.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021
• Coe, the Bearcats' presumptive starter this season, blasted a 48-yard field goal at the end of Cincinnati's spring game in April.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022
• Mandel, a former Ohio treasurer, for much of the race had been the presumptive front runner for much of the race.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2022
• Trump’s presumptive last act in the White House is shaping up to be as bankrupt as all that came before.
  — Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2020
• As the best players on the league’s top teams, the two are presumptive early favorites for MVP, which Stewart took home in 2018.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 2 June 2021
• Don't wait for a claim for an item to be listed as a presumptive condition.
  — Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2021
• Yet the Knights managed to topple Purdue, a team with an elite pedigree and Zach Edey, the 7-foot-4 center who is the presumptive player of the year.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
• The event came on the last day of Pride Month and as pressure mounts on the presumptive Democratic nominee to pick his running mate.
  — Allison Garfield, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2020
• Jeb Bush, the presumptive favorite at the start of the contest, crashed and burned, spending $150 million to earn just four delegates.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2023
• Zack Greinke, the presumptive ace of the rotation, has thrown just 12 2/3 innings.
  — James Yasko, Chron, 29 Mar. 2021
• Trump has coasted to the presumptive nomination by railing about how the Democrats stole the last election.
  — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
• Forte will be the presumptive favorite having last raced in the Florida Derby on April 1.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
• Or is that a question, as one character notes, that is sadly presumptive of humans to ask?
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 2 Mar. 2022
• Look at Olivia Colman winning best actress in 2019 over the presumptive favorite Glenn Close.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2024
• Sara filed a presumptive death petition for her daughter in April, 2021.
  — NBC News, 5 Dec. 2021
• The self-abasement of the Republicans now that Trump is once again their presumptive nominee knows no bounds.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
• The manslaughter charge carries a presumptive sentence of roughly four years in prison.
  — Holly Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2021
• Police advocates want state law for mental health claims to be presumptive, as well.
  — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2021
• Antwuan Jackson would be the presumptive starter, but he was not seen in the media’s viewing windows at practice on Tuesday or Wednesday.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2021
• First, the Bruins will need to land more shots, particularly against the aged Anderson, the presumptive starter, now less than a week away from his 40th birthday.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2021
• Kelvin Gutiérrez was the Orioles’ starting third baseman for 27 of their final 28 games last season and entered camp as their presumptive starter there.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2022
• Sam Ehlinger will head into training camp as Ryan’s presumptive backup.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2022
• The presumptive sentence under state guidelines is just over seven years.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
• The latter, more serious charge carried a presumptive prison sentence of 12 1/2 years.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 May 2023
• The Trump campaign insisted on the muted mics, citing rules agreed to last spring when Joe Biden was still the presumptive Democratic nominee.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
• In a landmark decision last month, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump has presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024