6 example sentences using premise.
Premise used in a sentence
Premise in a sentence as a noun
I think the comments are fine, because the entire premise of the blog post is wrong.
The premise of OP's note is that he considered HN to be a more positive, supportive community than the larger Internet.
The premise of his "vehemence" is untrue: banks can and do have the exact same policy regarding terminating merchant services accounts.
Premise in a sentence as a verb
I suppose it was intended to be an opinion piece, but it took prostitution to be wrong a priori, with no discussion or justification of this premise.
" That premise underlies a whole range of securities law "exemptions" that permit small offerings, etc. so that companies can grow and develop without choking on process.
The GPL was designed on the premise that it would be necessary to legally force people to contribute changes back, but the success of so many projects with MIT and BSD licenses shows this often isn't necessary.
Premise definitions
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
See also: premiss assumption
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
take something as preexisting and given
See also: premiss