How to Use precedent in a Sentence

precedent

noun

• The judge's ruling was based on legal precedent.
• He says that the government will set a dangerous precedent if it refuses to allow the protesters to hold a rally.
• The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision.
• But the demise of precedent has long been a hallmark of the Trump era.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2022
• But the precedent was set that that kind of movie could get you in.
  — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2021
• The scale of the project has little in the way of precedent, Raynor explained.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2020
• There’s precedent for an across-the-bay leap for the district.
  — Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2021
• There is a precedent here in moving back late in the first round.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• There was precedent for this sort of appeal, but not in the courts.
  — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2018
• This time, the process follows none of those precedents.
  — Journal Sentinel Staff, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
• The sheer lack of precedent for what a humpback whale birth looks like.
  — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2018
• Then there’s the sudden or strange death-of-the-leader precedent.
  — Michael Krepon, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• But this would break with both precedent and the Senate’s norms.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
• If the past is a precedent, bigwigs like Uber won’t bow down, though.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2022
• And there is no guidebook, no clear precedent, about how to do that.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 July 2022
• That will be the key marker of the deal for precedent purposes.
  — Andrew Brandt, SI.com, 10 July 2018
• To be owned by someone just sets a bad precedent to start.
  — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 4 Nov. 2017
• That would have set a new precedent and smoothed the way for Xi’s own extension.
  — Jessica Meyers, latimes.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• There is a precedent for hefty fines against the mechanics' unions.
  — Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2019
• There is precedent for this - the Ukrainians have done it before.
  — CBS News, 5 Jan. 2022
• Thomas seemed to take a shot at that deference to precedent by Roberts.
  — Fox News, 29 June 2020
• Also, there is precedent for the NBA to take bold action when these sorts of things come up.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023
• The texting-suicide case set a new precedent and made headlines around the world.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
• The picture is further muddled by the fact that there is no precedent.
  — Laura He, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
• And on these claims — and whether they should be tried — the families had precedent going for them.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• There is some precedent for waiving the fees, Greenberg said.
  — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
• The creation of this kind of registry is not without precedent.
  — Steven Q. Simpson, STAT, 9 June 2020
• Even if there ain't no precedent, switchin' up the messaging.
  — Teen Vogue Staff, Teen Vogue, 19 Apr. 2019
• Their music may not sound anything like Glass (in Salonen’s case adamantly not), but none of it would have been the same without Glass’ precedent.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• There is a precedent for Congress to step in and aid the recovery efforts in Baltimore, having previously done so for similar disasters.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024