improvidently
Example Sentences
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The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
In their brief order dismissing the case "as improvidently granted," they justices said that their action will allow the matter to proceed before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023
During the AT&T regime, “WarnerMedia was improvidently concentrating its investments in streaming and ignoring its other business lines,” the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
“The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted,” the court stated.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2012
Meat and drink, so easily provided, were always improvidently spent.
From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by John Masefield
