How to Use premeditated in a Sentence

premeditated

adjective
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  • In other words, a bad on-the-fly call by a process server and not a premeditated tactic.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2022
  • In the case of 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who has been charged with premeditated murder, the signs were like a flashing red light.
    — Author: Cal Thomas | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2018
  • So the under-17s, who won a shoot-out in their World Cup, have worked on slowing down and practising a range of premeditated shots.
    — The Economist, 9 June 2018
  • He has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and has not yet entered a plea.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • He was charged with premeditated murder and faces life in prison.
    — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 9 July 2018
  • Jean was booked into Broward’s jail on a charge of premeditated murder, records show.
    — Tonya Alanez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The rap world has seen a number of viral courtroom moments in the past year, some more premeditated than others.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Common sense, however, tells you that the Hoosiers look to be a heavy favorite in such a premeditated setting.
    — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Mills told the jury his client was not guilty of a premeditated killing and asked them to return a verdict of second-degree murder.
    — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Otero-Rivera has yet to enter a plea to premeditated murder.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Wood argued that their grave had been prepared in advance as part of a premeditated murder plot.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
  • Gallagher has been charged with premeditated murder in the killing of the teenage prisoner and attempted murder in the shootings of the two civilians.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 17 June 2019
  • Berkowitz is charged with premeditated first-degree murder and was being held without bond in the Broward County Jail, records showed.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 June 2018
  • After his arrest Sunday night, Morse was jailed and charged with premeditated first-degree murder and leaving the scene of a crash with a death and injuries.
    — Tamara Lush, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2018
  • Morse is charged with premeditated first-degree murder and leaving the scene.
    — Fox News, 25 June 2018
  • Adams was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail with a count of first-degree premeditated murder, online records show.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 9 July 2019
  • Tetley was arrested ion a single premeditated murder count, but has yet to enter a plea to the charge.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Michael Satz filed the formal notice to seek the death penalty against Nikolas Cruz, who has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and is being held without bond.
    — Kurtis Lee and Jenny Jarvie, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Adams was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and appeared in a Maricopa County court the same day as the stabbing.
    — Caroline Radnofsky, NBC News, 9 July 2019
  • Cruz was booked into the Broward County Jail early Thursday and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
    — Lauren Meltzer, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The indictment alleges that Mike Williams’ death was a premeditated murder — and further alleges that Denise Williams covered up the crime.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2018
  • Online court records show Slocum has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder and possession of a firearm.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The law defines first-degree murder as a premeditated killing, one that is intended and planned in advance.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2023
  • When the crew fumbled one of their dives, the premeditated movement dissolved and the dancers collapsed from the choreography before dancing again.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The shooter, who has been identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, is being held in a Broward County jail on charges of premeditated murder.
    — Olivia Worthington As Told To Andrea Stanley, Seventeen, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Adams has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and is being held at the Maricopa County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 July 2019
  • Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 28 June 2021
  • This was a brutal, premeditated murder of two people, something that was planned ahead.
    — Holly Ramer, The Seattle Times, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Two juveniles were detained in connection with the shooting, shooting which is believed to have stemmed from a heated exchange rather than a premeditated plot.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Remember, Israel was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7 in a premeditated terror bloodbath.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024

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