If no one knows when a person is going to die, how can we say he died prematurely?

He died prematurely in 1888, after one year as Club president.

If some had to die prematurely, that was a small price.

Oh, and by the way, 20,000 people might not die prematurely.

He had two children (a son and a daughter), both of whom died prematurely.

He died prematurely at age 48, following a short illness.

Their mother died prematurely, at the age of 30, when Walter was just four years old.

Many of the participants died prematurely when they could have been saved.

De Troy's wife died prematurely, and he lost all of his seven children.

About 3,000 children under 18 start smoking each day, he said, and a third of them will die prematurely.