The detailed nautical content of her poems made it easy to understand why so many readers assumed that Smith was male.

The reader should not assume that the Journal or the reviewers agree with the conclusions of the paper.

There are many other examples where, readers may assume that much more can be done than is in fact the case.

Encountering this style in the 21st century, a reader can only assume that the author's intention is to be ironic.

Many readers assumed that the Internet fit the definition.

The chapter ends abruptly, and the reader assumes that Fountain is killed in the initial assault.

Some readers have assumed that an unattested people, the Arimoi, were intended.

The reader can easily assume that one or more generations have passed since the Langri's death.

Other men are introduced whom the reader assumes to be Bedford soldiers, but turn out not to be.

Calixta's husband, the reader assumes, no longer looks at her the way Alcée does.