presumptuousness

How To Use presumptuousness In A Sentence

• God, however, decided to punish them for their presumptuousness in erecting the tower by making them speak different languages.
• Why the word “terrorist” leads so many people into a state of hysterical presumptuousness accompanied by demands to defy our constitution blatantly, is beyond me. Matthew Yglesias » Mitch McConnell vs the FBI
• Even when you have little hope that the nominee will decide the cases the way you want, you have a problem with the presumptuousness of putting a person like that on the Court.
• he despised them for their presumptuousness
• The enormity of my presumptuousness cows even me.
• Well, between Enstrom's lying in testimony--making irritation with him, well, a little more understandable at least--and this silly presumptuousness from Rep. Kevin Priola audio above against a Mesa State employee solely on the basis of his union membership, we're guessing that Republicans won't make that complaint again. So Much for "Respecting Witnesses"
• Being in temperate mood that morning, I described that as "presumptuousness". HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERICH!
• The fact that their followers themselves do not have the intelligence to exercise even only the right of suffrage makes the presumptuousness much more ridiculous.
• A certain presumptuousness and overestimation, derived from Calvinism, made them almost sound like proselytising preachers.
• I have to admire their persistence in the face of overwhelming odds of getting laughed off the beach, if not pantsed and having their lunch money taken away, but that's more than offset by the revulsion generated in response to the smug arrogance and presumptuousness of these missionaries. Where Would Jesus Spend Spring Break?