How to Use deem in a Sentence

deem

verb
  • I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving.
  • The principal will take whatever action she deems appropriate in this case.
  • The scrap earned both men a bonus as they were deemed the Fight of the Night on a card with just two stoppages.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Microsoft didn't deem important enough to make it into the focused list.
    Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The group would scrutinize federal spending and slash programs deemed wasteful.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • This year marks 25 years in its home by Lake Erie, what its leaders deem as Cleveland’s best backyard view.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2022
  • What are the underlying knowledge sources that deem the innovation worthwhile?
    Mark S. Bauer, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Any other Item deemed inappropriate or dangerous by the venue.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This is performed by attaching two bands onto a barbell and using them to curl the bar upwards, an extra step which the brothers deem unnecessary.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The law also bans wearing too much makeup or clothing that authorities deem inappropriate.
    Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
  • If sheriff’s deputies deem an evacuation zone safe, cardholders will have access to the area to perform certain essential tasks during daylight hours only.
    Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Caruso has a well of potential support among voters who have cast ballots in at least some previous elections but whose level of interest in the race was too low for pollsters to deem them likely voters.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The district deemed the walls and ceilings of multiple classrooms as failing or damaged in a 2021 facilities assessment.
    Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Quite when that point might come, though, is deemed to be in the lap of the gods.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The Gabe Kapler Era was deemed from the very first day as the era of boldness.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
  • Again, neither has been deemed safe by the FDA, though.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Two were deemed viable to try, and the second one stuck.
    Elissa Strauss, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Out of the four taste testers, three deemed Popeyes spicy chicken the winner.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But after a sweep of the school and grounds, the sheriff’s office deemed it a hoax.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
  • One report showed the state deemed her account to be valid.
    The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • This card, deemed one of the most positive in all of the tarot, is here to signal that the storm has passed.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Hill’s makeup artist Quinn Murphy deems taupe the color of the evening.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, the 2.1 million acres were deemed of modest value.
    Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The judge deemed there was enough probable cause to send the case against Shine to a grand jury.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That was not deemed acceptable and they were issued with the £40m fine.
    SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • An officer at the scene said the package had been X-rayed and deemed safe.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
  • But Lewis, who heard the case then, deemed the data public record.
    Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 12 June 2018
  • Well, our nine-person panel didn’t even deem them the worst team in their league.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
  • He was not deemed to have been guilty of gross misconduct.
    The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • Prepare to dry your tears on a prince's suit, when you're deemed the Chosen One.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Oct. 2018

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