How to Use presumptive in a Sentence

presumptive

adjective
Definition of presumptivenext
Synonyms for presumptivenext
  • 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 | Pgattis@al.com, 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
  • According to the plea deal, each faces a presumptive sentence of one year in prison.
    — Kelsey Mo, azcentral, 23 May 2018
  • 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
  • McCaskey ascended to the Bears throne with the loss of her father, a league co-founder, four years after the death of George Jr., who had been the presumptive heir.
    — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • 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 presumptive sentence on the manslaughter count is four years.
    — Steve Karnowski, Fox News, 7 June 2019
  • The presumptive sentence on the manslaughter count was four years.
    — Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 7 June 2019
  • 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
  • But what’d be wrong with the presumptive Dem nominee leading some cheers?
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The state will start adding presumptive cases to the official tally.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Boris Johnson, the presumptive next prime minister of the UK, has promised that won’t happen, that there will be no return to a border.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
  • 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
  • If moved to adult court and found guilty of murder, Perkins could face a presumptive life sentence but have the chance to seek parole in 15 years, earlier than the current law.
    — oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • After years of attempts to rid her body of this presumptive evil, authorization to perform an exorcism was granted.
    — Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The presumptive bird flu case was announced on Friday, in a Marin County health newsletter, which provided few details about the case or the county and state’s investigation.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024

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