Example Sentences

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In charging Ryan with “depraved heart” second-degree murder, authorities did not assert that Ryan premeditatedly killed Harris.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022

Mary returned to the office with a premeditatedly formal air toward Steve.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

Gwendolen could dare nothing except an impulsive action—least of all could she dare premeditatedly a vague future in which the only certain condition was indignity.

From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George

The simplicity with which William went about reclaiming him as a part of the preparation for the coming revival seemed to me almost too premeditatedly spiritual.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra

You asked me, Sir, when in town, if a brave man could be a premeditatedly base one?—Generally speaking, I believe bravery and baseness are incompatible.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 by Richardson, Samuel