Sentence examples for may seem presumptuous from inspiring English sources

That may seem presumptuous.

It may seem presumptuous, but there were moments when I met myself, a white, bookish Scot, in the life of the young, bookish Angelou.

It may seem presumptuous for a choral ensemble to put the word "virtuoso" right in its title, but the New York Virtuoso Singers, founded in 1988 by the choral director Harold Rosenbaum, really are vocal virtuosi.

It may seem presumptuous to suggest that an author should have written a somewhat different book, but the one I wish Colley had written is the one described on the dust jacket: "The story of Britain's pursuit of empire and how its soldiers and civilians were held captive by the dream of global supremacy, 1600-1850".

"This may seem rather presumptuous, but would you like to go for an elephant ride with me today?" Ma doesn't want me bonking a farang because once, long ago, she had bonked a farang herself, against the wishes of her own parents, and all she got for her trouble was a broken heart and me in return.

It can seem presumptuous and you may not come out of the comparison favorably.

A first name would seem presumptuous and "Mr. President" unromantic.

Reading to children who might prefer to read to themselves can seem presumptuous.

It might seem presumptuous to write another memoir so soon, but Hirsi Ali is a remarkable figure who has plenty of memories to record.

When you are a young pianist appearing with a given orchestra for the first time, you don't want to seem presumptuous.

On its own, the collection is exceptionally musical, so it might seem presumptuous for these rockers to mess with them.