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.
  • Woe to those who are deemed guilty.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Items deemed trash are not booked and thrown in the garbage.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
  • The city says it is not deemed vacant.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • His death was deemed a suicide.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • It was deemed to be a four-base error.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Six have a hold rating, and one deems it a sell.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 May 2026
  • 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
  • He was checked out and deemed fit to continue.
    — Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
  • As a result, the test was deemed a refusal.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The third was deemed too injured to be rehomed.
    — Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The building that was struck was deemed unsafe for now.
    — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • His blackness was palatable, while theirs was deemed a threat.
    — Brittney Cooper, Cosmopolitan, 7 Aug. 2017
  • At least four were deemed shootings in self-defense.
    — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But multiple courts have deemed that use of the law a stretch of the terms.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Wolves deemed it time to do the same with Edwards.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
  • Well, our nine-person panel didn’t even deem them the worst team in their league.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
  • The benign terra cotta heads were deemed by some to be racist.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Bond was often granted if the person was not deemed a flight risk.
    — ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • He was checked for a concussion and deemed able to keep playing.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • The work was deemed fraudulent.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But Lewis, who heard the case then, deemed the data public record.
    — Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 12 June 2018
  • The cause of death was deemed to be strangulation.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Who deemed this meeting of the minds here necessary?
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But plenty of love and care needs to go into this crust for it to be deemed worthy.
    — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Out of the four taste testers, three deemed Popeyes spicy chicken the winner.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Her death had been deemed a homicide, an agency spokeswoman said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In the end, the Depp-West pairing was deemed too hot not to pick up.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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