How to Use untimely in a Sentence

untimely

adjective
  • And the price spike is untimely.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • How does Nate feel about his untimely demise?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Ann believes her sins led to their untimely demise.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Nicholas Brody met his untimely demise.
    — Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The way to handle an untimely laugh is to cup your hand over your mouth and pass it off as a cough.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Johnston had some untimely drops that year.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Two weeks later, out of the blue, a heart attack brought an untimely demise.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 18 June 2023
  • As the news of her passing spread, so did details about what might have caused her untimely death.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • That can cause all sorts of problems for the tree, often leading to its untimely demise.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Zion Johnson had an untimely hold.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Friends, family and fans were all shocked by Mays’ untimely death.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • But his election as well as his untimely death were defining moments in the gay rights movement.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The conference has dealt with the untimely death of a student-athlete in years past.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022
  • Her untimely death prompts a heartbroken Padraic to go off the deep end.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Timing is all wrong The tax issue is both untimely and unwise.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Just before Michael’s untimely death, the pair met for some innocent fun.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • Some have even suggested that her relationship with the two men played a role in her untimely death.
    — Mike Miller, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Three of our previous pepper mills all died an untimely death, each lasting only a few months.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Mark Hill died in 2019, at the untimely age of 59.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Last week was a mixed bag of untimely injuries, the ole switcheroo and just some men underperforming.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Meisner's death led to a change in state law allowing landlords to save a tenant's pet in the event of their untimely death.
    — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Olson let his pitch count and some untimely hits get in the way of what could of — and should have — been a dominant performance.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Alas, his second act ended, just as Strummer was hitting his stride again, with his untimely death.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Quavo said Takeoff’s untimely death in 2022 is what led him to speak up.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Prices are surging this year because of untimely rains that flooded the crop last season and caused the spread of fungal disease.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This months marks 25 years since the untimely passing of Princess Diana.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Over the course of a century, the untimely deaths of at least three girls are recorded; a fourth disappears and is never seen again.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The untimely deaths of two dear friends in the span of a year, both in boating accidents, left Cecilia bereft.
    — Lucy Evans, Scientific American, 22 June 2023
  • There were too many injuries, too many different lineups, too many untimely freak plays and clutch conundrums.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Here's everything to know about this iconic character's untimely death and the fate of the series.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026

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