Example sentences for: premised

How can you use “premised” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They are premised on the notion that some mysterious force can alter the ordinary into the extraordinary.

  • The pragmatist's case against President Clinton--as opposed to the moralist's--is premised on the notion that he's powerless, so disgraced and mistrusted that his presidency is finished politically if not chronologically.

  • Convenience gambling--a cheerful phrase for an alarming idea--is premised on the notion that once gambling is legal, it should be allowed just about everywhere: convenience stores, bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, gas stations.

  • The peace agreement is premised on the notion that the Irish can live happily without the feeling that they belong to "a well-defined nation."

  • Two other stories, however, are premised on the nation's general success and contentedness.


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