unpremeditated

Example Sentences

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“It was a clumsy attempt that seemed unpremeditated and it didn’t make sense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

After deliberating for about 30 hours over six days, jurors found McClam not guilty of first-degree, or premeditated, murder but said they could not reach a verdict on a charge of second-degree, or unpremeditated, murder.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2022

Mr Trump signed a full pardon of Mr Behenna, who has served five years for unpremeditated murder in a combat zone.

From BBC • May 7, 2019

It’s almost shocking to see how Matisse progressed from those uncertain tries to the final images, which seem unpremeditated, as if born in a moment of divine inspiration.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2015

“I want to see your uncle first. Kit — ” His words came in an unpremeditated rush.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare