How to Use deem in a Sentence

deem

verb

• I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving.
• The principal will take whatever action she deems appropriate in this case.
• This video may contain language that can be deemed offensive.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
• What happens if these companies deem that the content on the servers doesn’t comply with their terms of service?
  — Chuck Jones, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
• The judges deem Icesis, Kendall, and Gia safe, and Gia gives a bit of a facecrack.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2021
• At a certain point, games can cross an invisible threshold after which so much has gone wrong that coaches deem it no longer valuable to watch the film.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021
• Food sovereignty is a concept many deem a human right: to acquire healthy food sustainably and to create one’s own agriculture system.
  — Donna Provencher, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
• If the courts deem the mandate legal, as many as 2.6 million Michiganders would be subject to the vaccine-or-testing rules.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2021
• That humble 24-hour diner has been deemed a Historic-Cultural Monument.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
• That’s half of what experts deem average during a water year in California: about 23.58 inches.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
• That's half of what experts deem average during a water year in California: about 23.58 inches.
  — Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2021
• Quite when that point might come, though, is deemed to be in the lap of the gods.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• The Gabe Kapler Era was deemed from the very first day as the era of boldness.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
• Again, neither has been deemed safe by the FDA, though.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 Aug. 2018
• Two were deemed viable to try, and the second one stuck.
  — Elissa Strauss, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2018
• Out of the four taste testers, three deemed Popeyes spicy chicken the winner.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
• But after a sweep of the school and grounds, the sheriff’s office deemed it a hoax.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
• The scrap earned both men a bonus as they were deemed the Fight of the Night on a card with just two stoppages.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
• One report showed the state deemed her account to be valid.
  — The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 8 Oct. 2019
• This card, deemed one of the most positive in all of the tarot, is here to signal that the storm has passed.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
• Hill’s makeup artist Quinn Murphy deems taupe the color of the evening.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
• At the time, the 2.1 million acres were deemed of modest value.
  — Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
• The judge deemed there was enough probable cause to send the case against Shine to a grand jury.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2019
• That was not deemed acceptable and they were issued with the £40m fine.
  — SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• An officer at the scene said the package had been X-rayed and deemed safe.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
• But Lewis, who heard the case then, deemed the data public record.
  — Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 12 June 2018
• Well, our nine-person panel didn’t even deem them the worst team in their league.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
• He was not deemed to have been guilty of gross misconduct.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• Prepare to dry your tears on a prince's suit, when you're deemed the Chosen One.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Oct. 2018
• The Board has now agreed to deem Smith’s death a line-of-duty incident.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2025