Sentence examples for presumed frontrunner from inspiring English sources

Boris Johnson was the pre-ordained and presumed frontrunner for the Tory leadership.

Christine Quinn, the current speaker of New York City and presumed frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, told CNN on Monday that she was opposed to Bloomberg's law.

With a strong finish in the caucuses, Mr. Perry could re-emerge as a top-tier candidate — perhaps the best-equipped to compete with Mitt Romney, the presumed frontrunner, on a state-by-state basis.

Later in the day the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the presumed frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, echoed Obama's words in a speech delivered in support of Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for the governorship of Virginia.

That's Marco Rubio's takeaway (which is shared by some analysts) from the outcome of the South Carolina primary, in which Donald Trump stomped to a 10 point victory, earning the status of presumed frontrunner for the GOP nomination.

Yes, a single night of celebrity back-patting has evolved into a six-month industry in Hollywood – a wearisome process that at least seems more worthwhile when the presumed frontrunner is as marvellous as Boyhood (Universal, 15).

A long period of flirtation with MLS, during which the Cosmos were the presumed frontrunners for the second New York franchise, was definitively ended a couple of weeks ago with the confirmation of a partnership between the New York Yankees and Manchester City, to form New York City FC.

Cain's showing was considerably better than the two presumed frontrunners.

In fact, he's been on the ground earlier and running much harder than many of the presumed frontrunners.

Moreover, banks' hostility toward Warren, who is not a presidential candidate, will not have a direct impact on the presumed Democratic frontrunner in the White House race, Hillary Clinton.

The Sanders camp points to polls that show its candidate – not the presumed establishment frontrunner – is now faring better in hypothetical contests against Trump and Cruz.