How to Use premature in a Sentence

premature

adjective
  • Too much exposure to the sun can cause the premature aging of skin.
  • Her premature death at age 30 stunned her family and friends.
  • That fear now looks to be premature.
    — Ali Wyne, Time, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Our tribute to the premature ends that broke our hearts this year.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Heavy items hung on thin hangers can warp the shape of clothes and lead to premature wear.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
  • Resist the urge to scrub at your tiles, as this can case premature wear on the paint.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • All this to say that the question of broad adoption may be premature.
    — Arun Shastri, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The pain of that premature departure still aches more than a decade on.
    — Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The buds and leaves that emerged in the premature warm weather freeze and wither.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That might be premature, but these aren’t the Bengals of old.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2021
  • He was born two months premature and wasn’t expected to live.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Alas, hip-hop had lost its former glory, read the premature obits.
    — Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The conglomerate may not have been a bad idea so much as a premature one.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
  • This also helps the skin fight off premature fine lines and other signs of aging.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Ernest warned that some of the optimism in the forecast may be premature.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Newsom isn’t wrong to think talk of his successor is a bit premature.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, that type of talk is far too premature after two preseason starts.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • But a hip injury brought his career to a premature end at age 26.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 10 July 2021
  • There is a plan, however rough or premature.
    — Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That suggests the launch could be somewhat premature.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • This will cause premature drying of the water that will leave behind residue.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • At this time, further comments would be premature.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The film opens with an adult Gordie reading about the premature death of his childhood friend.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • These premature signs of spring were spurred by a mild winter across much of the country’s eastern half.
    — Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Injury from loud sound results in premature aging of the ears.
    — Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Put another way, the tax is premature, costs too much and lacks voter guardrails.
    — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • Put another way, the tax is premature, costs too much and lacks voter guardrails.
    — Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Reports of it proved premature.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Then that started to seem premature, because … well, the war in Ukraine.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But the dismissal was premature.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

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