Sentence examples for presume not from inspiring English sources

"presume not" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an imperative sentence, meaning that it expresses a command, request, or advice. The phrase "presume not" is typically used as a formal way of saying "do not presume" or "do not assume." It is often used in a cautionary or admonishing tone. Example: "Presume not that you know the answer, but instead listen and learn from others' perspectives."

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Presume not God to scan.

"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan," said Alexander Pope, "The proper study of mankind is Man".

He has, I presume, not been to the Hermitage of Sant'Albano di Burtrio to see for himself.

By way of infrastructure, full-scale participatory media presume not so much the availability of the (decades-old) internet as of widespread, "always-on", broadband access to it.

WARNING against intellectual arrogance, Alexander Pope wrote: "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; the proper study of mankind is man".

'Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.' Whether that works I don't know.

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One presumes not, as this would undoubtedly negatively effect him.

Those charged with, for example, murder, are presumed not entitled to bail.

Children under 7 who committed crimes were presumed not to be responsible for them and could not be punished.

The rules also say suspects will be presumed not guilty and can see the evidence against them.

Two new classes of drugs, fusion inhibitors and integrase inhibitors, are still in testing stages, so resistance to them is presumed not to exist yet.

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