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How to use supposition in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun

Supposition means something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture. Example: “The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.”

Examples of supposition by meaning

nounSomething that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

  • The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  • The supposition would therefore have to be that socialism will owe its success to a higher degree of labour productivity than is possible under capitalism.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon...

More sentences with supposition

  • The whole point, in their supposition, was to turn one’s attention toward the bigger questions.2026 February 15, Lauren Jackson, “How to Pay Attention”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry unself
  • Swift's supposition that this family could be blown to bits by a little revelation about DNA.2007 November 9, Michiko Kakutani, “Uncorking One Familys Secret”, in New York Times. From the entry palpability
  • His supposition about the tariff was correct and the stock's price began to rise.[1965 June 21, Harvey H. Segal, “Bernard Baruch, Counselor to United States”, in Washington Post. From the entry wolf of Wall Street
  • Tully ordered Tennessee whisky, assented to the supposition that the gentleman didn't want mixer, ice, or chaser.1962, Joyleg, By Ward Moore, Avram Davidson, page 30. From the entry branch water
  • Porter Smith, on the supposition that the first two characters meant India, identified this with Cinnamomum tamala.[1911, “Vegetable Kingdom”, in Chinese Materia Medica, →OCLC, page 109. From the entry Taizhou
  • These are the suppositions of settlementation of waters by geese.1982, Aquila: - Volumes 88-90, page 170. From the entry settlementation
  • Bingham), is wrong in his supposition that the use of a picture is to be prohibited on a newsletter.1973, Franking Privilege for Members of Congress: Public Law 93-191 (Effective December 18, 1973): A Compilation of Legislative History…. From the entry no-no
  • The quasi statistician would doubtlessly not know how to check this supposition, thus rendering the interpretation of the mean profit as floccinaucinihilipilification.2011, Bruce Ratner, Statistical and Machine-Learning Data Mining. From the entry floccinaucinihilipilification
  • The Resurrection narratives are hopelessly confused on the supposition that they described the activities of a dead man restored to life again.1940, Edwin Lewis, “The Church and Revelation”, in A Philosophy of the Christian Revelation, 1st edition (Religion), Harper & Brothers…. From the entry resurrection
  • Thus he finally was able to present some suppositions about a folktale's origins: the time and place, as well as the urform (basic or original form).2007, Donald Haase, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales. From the entry urform
  • You can call it quick-and-dirty if you like, but there are billions of dollars out there riding on the supposition that fast food is not necessarily dirty food.2003, Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, Perl Cookbook, page xix. From the entry dirty
  • The opposite supposition is that younger people are more receptive to social change and unconventional ways, thus more likely to marry out at a higher rate.1990, Betty Lee Sung, Chinese American Intermarriage, →ISBN, page 27. From the entry marry out
  • The supposition that authors have a preternatural ability to detect spuriosity in writing is as false as the comparable belief that their literary practices make them unerring as literary critics.2001, K. K. Ruthven, Faking Literature, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 108. From the entry spuriosity

Meaning of supposition

  1. noun Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
  2. noun The act or an instance of supposing.

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Questions about supposition in a sentence

How do you use supposition in a sentence?
Supposition is used as a noun. For example: “The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.”
What is a short sentence with supposition?
“These are the suppositions of settlementation of waters by geese.”
What does supposition mean?
Supposition means something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

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