premature

Example Sentences

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The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month or more earlier than usual, Gleick said, which increases the risk of wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The investigation centres on "possible unfair commercial practices" linked to the premature use of adult cosmestics, including "encouraging the compulsive purchase of face masks, serums and anti-aging creams" to children under the age of 10.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Until the underlying biology of so-called cured patients is better understood, they say, it’s premature, and perhaps even irresponsible, to use the term.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The Italian Competition Authority said it is investigating beauty brands Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics over potential rule breaches related to the premature use of adult cosmetics by children and adolescents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

We'd all be leaving one another, going to other places in the fall; and now that the season was changing, rushing toward graduation, everything we did felt like a long good-bye or a premature reunion.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour