untimely
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Judge Richard Marks KC described Mr Hayayei's death as "tragic, untimely and wholly avoidable."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The past week has been Cleveland’s untimely introduction to their new star’s Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"The evidence gathered during the investigation into his untimely death revealed a much more sinister pathology," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Prince Charles is now England’s king, and Diana devoted herself to a life of service that helped her triumph in the international court of opinion before her untimely death.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
There he had undoubtedly fallen into a pool or a river and come to a tragic, but hardly an untimely, end.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing untimely
Romeo and Juliet
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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