Sentence examples for I once assumed from inspiring English sources
The phrase "I once assumed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when reflecting on a past belief or expectation that you no longer hold. Example: "I once assumed that everyone shared the same opinion, but I learned that perspectives can vary greatly."
I once assumed that children being raised by grandparents was universally accepted in China.
I once assumed that, like tripe and the appeal of the Gallagher brothers, Clarkson was something that appealed only to British people.
So it's not really that I don't want to be cool any more – it's more like I've come to realise that coolness doesn't exist the way I once assumed".
I once assumed that every student had a Ms. Watson--one teacher who understood them, inspired them and made a deep and lasting impact on the trajectory of their life.
Like many naïve young fantasists, I once assumed that because I cherished someone's work, it meant we had the same personality, and would automatically gravitate toward each other as allies of good taste.
I had once assumed that Arne Duncan was doing the bidding of the Gates Foundation in ramrodding its test and punish policies, and refusing to acknowledge its unintended destructive consequences.
speed some paleontologists once assumed.
Headquarters jobs, once assumed to be our proud birthright, are now firmly ensconced in other states.
But he did not thunder through the winner's tape, as he once assumed he would.
It was once assumed that the Formative stage was characterized only by simple farming villages.
Faigman likens the acceptance of fingerprint evidence to the way leeches were once assumed to be of great medical value.
