unpremeditated
Example Sentences
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“It was a clumsy attempt that seemed unpremeditated and it didn’t make sense.”
From Los Angeles Times
The events would seem to constitute a case of felony murder, i.e., a killing committed in the furtherance of another felony, even if unpremeditated, as long as the other felony was planned.
From Washington Times
After deliberating for about 30 hours over six days, jurors found McClam not guilty of first-degree, or premeditated, murder but said they could not reach a verdict on a charge of second-degree, or unpremeditated, murder.
From Washington Post
It fulfills our yearning for “authenticity”: Colloquial speech sounds direct and unpremeditated.
From Washington Post
No movement or sound went astray; clearly, Ms. Doherty’s work is choreographed within an inch of its life, but the material is so deeply embedded in her compact, pliable form that it also seems unpremeditated.
From New York Times
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