Examples of 'premise' in a sentence

Meaning of "premise"

Premise (noun): A proposition or statement that serves as the basis for an argument or theory, often used to introduce the main idea of a discussion or debate
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  • A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  • Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
  • Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
  • A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.

How to use "premise" in a sentence

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Start on the premise that there is a difference.
The question is whether the premise is correct.
This premise is challenged for aviation units.
Never accept the premise of the question.
Such premise does not lead to any acquittal.
This fact is the premise of the report.
The premise is this guy screws so great.
I agree with the premise of this motto.
This premise does not make negotiations easy.
I agree with the premise of your answer.
His premise pays for their crimes.
This is the main premise of any contract.
The premise of the book is fundamentally flawed.
I am rejecting the premise or flipping the script.
The premise was a loose adaptation of the novel.

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It is about the premise behind the book.
Premise was press secretary paints a rosy picture.
Call protected premise main contact number.
Premise regarding each other have problem.
But it is the premise the readers look up to.
Premise that represents your passion as a writer.
Here was the premise of the program.
A premise is a proposition that is used as evidence in an argument.
This is the main premise of the exhibition.
That premise is both unacceptable and unjustifiable.
I do not understand the premise of the question.
The basic premise was of course shared by us all.
There are a number of problems with this premise.
This logical premise has never been questioned.
They have to reset the whole premise.
The ideal premise for an amorous encounter.
Please nobody leave the premise yet.
Your major premise was based on a faulty assumption.
And it will walk on one premise alone.
That is the premise of this particular presentation.
A visual warning device located at a protected premise.
Detailed premise information is not available at present.
But their calculation is based on a false premise.
But that premise is hardly feasible today.
I shall start from your own premise.
The basic premise of the prosecution is a joke.
Let me explain the layout of the premise.
The whole premise of this case is soul.
I demand that the original premise is respected.
The basic premise of sustainability standards is twofold.
I am certainly willing to accept the scientific premise.
It is a basic premise of some branches of cognitive semantics.
He will have his premise for war.
An early premise was derived from ecology.
This school is based on the premise of dualism.

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