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.
• 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
• Two were deemed viable to try, and the second one stuck.
  — Elissa Strauss, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2018
• One report showed the state deemed her account to be valid.
  — The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 8 Oct. 2019
• He was not deemed to have been guilty of gross misconduct.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• Out of the four taste testers, three deemed Popeyes spicy chicken the winner.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
• The benign terra cotta heads were deemed by some to be racist.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017
• The Gabe Kapler Era was deemed from the very first day as the era of boldness.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
• Officials at the scene said the home was deemed unlivable.
  — charlotteobserver, 14 Sep. 2017
• 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
• The judge deemed there was enough probable cause to send the case against Shine to a grand jury.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2019
• His blackness was palatable, while theirs was deemed a threat.
  — Brittney Cooper, Cosmopolitan, 7 Aug. 2017
• For foreigners or those who landlords deem as a risk, the sky is the limit.
  — Frederick Daso, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• Why doesn’t the state make mandatory that any house deemed to be in a fire zone be made of brick or stone?
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 29 Oct. 2019
• All rides except the train were deemed unsafe and irreparable by the city and were removed.
  — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
• Read on to discover what the pros deem the essential steps.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2022
• Here’s a list of other services now deemed invalid by the ruling.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• Those works brought on a flurry of media attention that deemed her a pop artist.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• The Soyuz was deemed unfit to serve as a return vehicle.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• At the time, it was deemed an unusual salamander, but the idea was dropped.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2019
• Well, our nine-person panel didn’t even deem them the worst team in their league.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
• The tree has had a long and storied life, yet has now been deemed too damaged and decayed to remain in place.
  — Kate Bennett, CNN, 26 Dec. 2017
• Which feelings were deemed appropriate and which had to be tucked away?
  — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018
• Hill’s makeup artist Quinn Murphy deems taupe the color of the evening.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
• Three quarters of that was due to a lack of candidates deemed qualified.
  — Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2018
• But Lewis, who heard the case then, deemed the data public record.
  — Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 12 June 2018
• Movie agents would come to check her out onstage and deem her too statuesque to be easily cast.
  — Frank Bruni Photographs By Craig McDean, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
• Again, neither has been deemed safe by the FDA, though.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 Aug. 2018
• Men with the muscles to actually pull them off are deemed beefy meatheads.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024