How to Use premature in a Sentence

premature

adjective
Definition of prematurenext
Synonyms for prematurenext
  • Too much exposure to the sun can cause the premature aging of skin.
  • Her premature death at age 30 stunned her family and friends.
  • From your premature birth to your love of Skate Boarding, Dirt Bikes.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Then that started to seem premature, because … well, the war in Ukraine.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The Bronx has a high rate of premature deaths and ranks as the unhealthiest county in New York.
    — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Use your time wisely, a premature act will set you back.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
  • This also helps the skin fight off premature fine lines and other signs of aging.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But the idea that Wall Street is going to capture the lion’s share of the crypto market still feels premature at best.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
  • McBride is careful not to take the news as a premature victory lap.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 June 2024
  • Injury from loud sound results in premature aging of the ears.
    — Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Anything before that is premature in the 2020 world of running backs.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • What fans — and the Roy siblings — didn't expect was a premature death early in the final season.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Newsom isn’t wrong to think talk of his successor is a bit premature.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Most marquee free agents agree to deals within the first hours — or at least days — of the new league year, but Irving said all talk about his plans is premature.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
  • Bob’s wife, Mary, had gone into premature labor in the 1980s with their twin boys, and one died in the hospital two days later.
    — Eli Saslow Erin Schaff Eli Saslow, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • But with prospects for the arena seeming to dim as the Feb. 29 game approached, there were concerns that the move would look like a premature victory lap.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Here’s her story… I was born three months premature in 1978, when the chances of preemies surviving was very rare.
    — Kr Liu and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, there’s a long history of investors getting burned by premature bets on Fed rate cuts that would sink the dollar.
    — Alice Atkins, Fortune, 16 July 2023
  • Of course, the premature hate for Keaton’s casting would prove influential as well.
    — Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In Arizona, this has meant the premature loss of thousands of affordable housing units.
    — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Declaring the crisis over is premature, but that could change with more uneventful weeks.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This premature aging of the skin is also known as photoaging.
    — Tolu Ajiboye, Verywell Health, 12 May 2023
  • Mullins later told a Detroit News reporter that a review was premature and a waste of money.
    — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 14 May 2023
  • Doctors said premature infants have unique health needs and their lives can be at risk without the right specialized care.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The pollutant causes smog and is linked to asthma, lung disease and premature death.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 2 July 2024
  • At high concentrations, this gas can even lead to premature death.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Don’t let pressure push you to make a premature decision.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
  • To save premature babies means assuring access to the services required to care for them.
    — Rachel Fleishman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Very small particles floating in smoke can affect hearts and lungs, causing illness, hospitalizations and premature deaths, wrote the researchers.
    — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
  • However, Swift's piano pronouncement turned out to be premature.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 July 2024

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