Used in a Sentence

premises

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for premises.

Editorial note

The fact that the premises is an Internet website changes nothing.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of premises gathered in one view.

noun

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

noun

(law) The subject of a conveyance or deed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for premises.

noun

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

noun

(law) The subject of a conveyance or deed.

Example sentences

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The fact that the premises is an Internet website changes nothing.

2

Offered him €10 for it and he took it and was immediately escorted off the premises for being topless.

3

This is not quite accurate as it assumes that Starbucks must have premises of a certain size.

4

A business doesn't expect its premises to burn down, but most have fire insurance in the event that this happens.

5

Most of the premises don't make any sense, and it just seems like another revenue stream for the Chicago government.

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Not all premises that you pass with a cable will want to sign up and pay for a fibre plan.

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The fact that Amazon offers Direct Connect shows that on-premises platform growth are certainly numbered but not the mere existence of them.

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What a wonderful example of two opposing hypotheses from same premises, both providing value.

9

By serving as an exit node, they are able to take it off premises.

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> The fact that the premises is an Internet website changes nothing.

11

What he is saying is the vast majority of people who are criticizing climate change are doing so based on incorrect premises.

12

That's a claim, and some reasoning (based on premises) to back it up.

Quote examples

1

In my example above, one possible normative hypothesis would be "and it's morally wrong to use incorrect premises to make decisions" (or possibly "it's morally wrong to use incorrect racial premises to make decisions").

2

Interesting that one of the opening premises of this piece is: "Most people, including many scientists, believe that emotions are distinct, locatable entities inside us — but they’re not.

3

And, for all your talk about premises, justifications and strict logic, you're fantastically excluding the middle ground, jumping to "no regulation of marriage," thus ignoring reality to play consequentialist.

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> The AI is allowed to lie though, so do you not think he's capable of a false argument which "proves" the opposite Well, for an argument to "prove" something, the premises must be true and the reasoning must be valid.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use premises in a sentence?

The fact that the premises is an Internet website changes nothing.

What does premises mean?

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

What part of speech is premises?

premises is commonly used as noun.