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
  • The jurors said the fact Moore fired seven rounds drove home premeditation.
    — Dan Morse, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • He was charged with murder without premeditation and is being held in the Osceola County Jail on no bond, records show.
    — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
  • During his press conference this week, Hochman discussed the premeditation of the brothers’ killing of their parents.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The motion also lays out evidence of premeditation and the brothers' attempts to cover their tracks.
    — arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Brianna doesn’t like to make plans, shrinks from premeditation.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Although police initially pointed to an argument as part of the circumstances that led to the shooting, court records show premeditation is listed within the charges filed against Williams.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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

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