premise

Example Sentences

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Now, of course, that’s a ridiculous premise because it suggests that people only come to the president, he never goes anywhere else, that he should be sequestered in this fortress.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Still, I agree with the fundamental premise of your letter: There is an imbalance of power in the medical system between patients and, well, everyone else.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Cal McMau’s feature directorial debut hardly reinvents the formula, but it does remind audiences what remains so sturdy about the premise of an ordinary man trying to stay alive behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Not because the technology doesn’t function, but because the premise does not hold.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Like the proof of the irrationality of V2, like the discussion of simultaneity in special relativity, this is an argument in which the premise is challenged because the conclusion seems absurd.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan