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Patterson's trial last year drew podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in Victoria better known for its prize-winning roses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The game had started in sedate fashion, with Arnautovic's goal just before the half-hour mark the first shot on target.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Oil and gas prices have been so erratic lately that the time-honored roller-coaster metaphor now looks sedate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Nursing homes have a powerful incentive to sedate residents, and comparatively few people are watching.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

It was both bohemian and conventional, lively and sedate.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s or mild cognitive impairment will quickly find that lecanemab is not a neurological medication that sedates, stimulates or dampens pain.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2023

To determine if a sturgeon is female, a worker first sedates the fish in a trough with a small electric current.

From The Guardian ● May 14, 2018

Sedation may be needed, for example, if a 3-year-old requires root canals for badly decayed molars or has a throbbing abscess, said Dr. Casamassimo, who sedates children at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2017

Later, as the news spreads with the virus and terror propels the population into rabid belligerence, the movie sedates its pulse, softens its focus and threatens to become a straightfaced Zombieland.

From Time ● Sep. 4, 2011

A careful, perhaps too conventional interpretation of a play that sheds less light on its subject than it does on the mind of Playwright Bernard Shaw, who sometimes dates but never sedates.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the incident Rachel was taken to hospital and was sedated.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Others worry about the invasiveness of a colonoscopy and undergoing anesthesia or are too sick with a chronic disease to be sedated.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

In a recent study, researchers placed electrodes across the scalps of sedated patients, capturing their brain-wave data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

A mountain lion spotted in an Escondido neighborhood was tranquilized, sedated and then released into the wild, according to wildlife officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

The dog’s given up all struggle, sedated by the smell of the shirt.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

The Veterinary Council of Thailand, which warned of the dangers of sedating animals, said it would take relevant action on the case.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

In the operating room, before they began sedating me, I heard the surgeon enter the room, take a look at the pacemaker, and pronounce that it was the wrong model.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

Paramedics say they make medical decisions independently from police, following guidelines that call for sedating people who may be dangerous.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

"We know that nursing homes with lower staffing levels use more antipsychotics. These medications may be compensating for understaffing by sedating residents instead of having adequate staff to support their needs," said Travers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

Although she was escorted to the Lord's house by her betrothed Hartford, she had left him for the comfort of the sedating gardens.

From Scorched Earth by Walter D. Petrovic