How to Use presumptive in a Sentence

presumptive

adjective
Definition of presumptivenext
Synonyms for presumptivenext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Throughout much of the pre-draft process, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had been the presumptive front-runner to be the first player selected.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Just 33% of them are satisfied with the presumptive nominee.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 July 2024
  • Like – and this debate was sort of separate from what the presumptive nominations are going to be for both parties.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • What provisions will make the final bill is still an open question, and there could be several changes before the presumptive year-end deadline.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • Boston, along with the rest of the starting five led South Carolina to the overall No. 1 seed and the presumptive favorite to repeat as national champions.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Yet the presumptive prime minister, Keir Starmer, has impressed few people, coming off instead as awkward and rather dull.
    — Tom Baldwin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • One of those reforms was presumptive sentencing standards, which was first enacted in the state in 2013 but wasn’t applied to the people already behind bars.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Details are scarce When does a presumptive nominee become a nominee?
    — Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024

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