How to pronounce presumptuous
Listen to presumptuous in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“presumptuous” in real sentences
63 clips in the index · 11 American · 15 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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If I may be presumptuous.
NIH · hear it here
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I wouldn’t be that, um, presumptuous.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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- I'm gonna say something that might seem presumptuous.
Big Think · hear it here
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without having had those discussions, that would be seen as presumptuous.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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