Sentence examples for presumptuous manner from inspiring English sources

Fundamentally, however, they have talked an excellent game in preaching unity, bipartisanship and inclusiveness but have handled Congress in a rough, even presumptuous manner.

Opponents accused Cameron of taking an election victory for granted and behaving in an "incredibly presumptuous manner" by naming Theresa May, Boris Johnson and George Osborne as likely successors in 2020.

The biographer points out, however, that the poet Ion reported that Pericles' speaking style was "a presumptuous and somewhat arrogant manner of address, and that into his haughtiness there entered a good deal of disdain and contempt for others".

One stands out in my mind: a letter informing me in a manner both presumptuous and peremptory that "at long last" my college search was over.

He is fearless and presumptuous in questioning all manner of dogma.

Nothing too pushy or presumptuous; with her nice manners, gentle wit and quintessential British irony, Austen was a token female before we even had token females.

When the objects of our affections act in a manner that seems overeager or even presumptuous (or when we ourselves act that way), bells start to ring.

Like me, I'm sure you've come across presumptuous braggarts, shameless buck-passers and dreary blame-dodgers of both sexes; the types that think basic good manners are for "other people".

So presumptuous.

How presumptuous!

But presumptuous?