premature
Example Sentences
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What if parents try to shut down conversations, saying anything about future care is premature because they are in good health, or they stop listening when adult children suggest they need help?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Hoping to “ease off the gas,” as Munger put it — for instance, by lowering your savings rate — with $100,000 invested may be premature in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But a Federal High Court judge in Bayelsa, Ayo Emmanuel, ruled that the suit was "premature and incompetent," adding that the allegations against the oil giant were statute-barred under Nigerian law.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
As it worsens, however, it can lead to fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, heart failure, and in some cases premature death.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Bethe had not been wrong about this obstacle, merely premature; but if the cyclotron were to move beyond 30 million electron volts, the issue had to be faced now.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing premature
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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The Catcher in the Rye
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