How to Use premeditation in a Sentence

premeditation

noun

• That’s a lot of intent, that’s just as good as premeditation the day before.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2020
• The killers came from Saudi with premeditation to lure, ambush, and kill him.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 22 May 2020
• One of the elements of the crime of murder is premeditation.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
• But there is plenty of premeditation—and a lot of skill—that has gone into making Tran one of the most sought after manicurists in the City of Light.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2022
• For those kinds of charges to be brought, prosecutors look for premeditation and motive to kill.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2020
• Natalie Morales: It … shows you the amount of premeditation – Det.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2023
• The jury believed that Joe killed Mengqi, but not with premeditation.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2022
• Prosecutors argued the pair’s decision to use a friend’s ID to buy the murder weapons days before the shooting and then hide the guns in a car showed premeditation.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• What does this level of premeditation tell you about Nate and his intentions?
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2022
• To Davis, Savages’s premeditation and plans were clear.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• Hotchkiss also argued that Meixner’s last words showed premeditation while Dervish was killing him.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
• Miss Drury asserts that the whipping did not proceed from impulse but was a matter of careful premeditation.
  — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
• The complaint alleges that Coklas killed with intent but without premeditation, and lists no motive for the shooting.
  — Star Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020
• Under Minnesota law, a person who causes the death of a human being with premeditation and with intent to effect the death of the person is guilty of first-degree murder.
  — Doug Friednash, The Denver Post, 7 June 2020
• The poo jogger's potty breaks reeked of premeditation: Right next to his droppings, the poo jogger frequently left used toilet paper.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 7 June 2018
• Martinson was initially indicted on a charge of felony murder, meaning that his son died during the course of child abuse, not due to premeditation.
  — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 15 June 2018
• But in fact, this parallel development arises more from a state of mind than from any premeditation.
  — Maël Renouard, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
• His lawyers argued the state proved second-degree murder, but not the premeditation required for first-degree murder.
  — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• This tweet appears to contain both malice and premeditation of a willful homicide.
  — Howard Gensler, Philly.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• Williams, who police believe is the man in the orange sandals, has been arrested and charged with depraved murder without premeditation since June 20.
  — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 3 July 2018
• Because the killing of a child under 14 now requires premeditation, that element would have to have been established in the original trial.
  — oregonlive.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• The defense asked the jury on Monday to consider whether there was premeditation involved in the killings, but noted that Grate will be held accountable regardless.
  — NBC News, 7 May 2018
• That requires a bit of premeditation and discussion, as well as spontaneity.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2022
• Bennett is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, without premeditation, in connection with the deaths of Barry and Carol Bennett, both 63.
  — Pioneer Press, The Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2019
• The government played video of the attack during hearings for Khater and Tanios, which prosecutors say shows premeditation.
  — Washington Post, 11 May 2021
• Based on the footage, the officer writing the document says there was probable cause to arrest Myers on a charge of second-degree murder without premeditation.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
• There was no premeditation that led to these deaths, however, several precautions could have been taken to prevent this tragic day.
  — Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Taylor Justin Schulz, 44, was charged with second-degree murder, which describes homicide with intent but not with premeditation.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2023
• The jury quickly discarded the first- and second-degree murder charges, which require premeditation, the juror said.
  — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
• Without any premeditation, Breitwieser takes advantage of the moment—the melee, the rubbernecking, the guards all flocking to the scene—to nick an extremely valuable Renaissance painting.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024