premise
Example Sentences
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Combining Östlund’s taste for the outrageous and absurd with this simple yet terrifyingly relatable premise may make this the year’s truest horror film.
From Los Angeles Times
The premise here isn’t that all empathy is wrong, only empathy for those deemed unworthy.
From Los Angeles Times
Today’s humanoid robots are the right idea, but the technology isn’t up to the premise, Dogrusoz said.
Bangladesh strongly objected to a protest by a Hindu group outside its diplomatic premises in Delhi, calling it "unjustifiable".
From BBC
“The operation also caused members of the scam networks to flee the premises,” the Thai military said on social media.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
