sedate

How to use sedate in a sentence

Baluška and his colleagues sedated plants that feature moving parts, such as Venus flytraps.

He was put on a ventilator and spent several weeks heavily sedated.

She was sedated against her will during childbirth and not allowed to hold her baby after he was born.

You have kept the same sedate occupation for two decades, parceling out the wealth of the dead amongst the living.

Mrs Black was a woman of sedate character and considerable knowledge for her station in life—especially in regard to Scripture.

"That was because Mr. Burlingame was not kind or good to other people," was Kitty's sedate response.

Sheppy was coming around the corner of the granary in his most sedate manner, when the pop-eyed avalanche almost stepped on him.

He seemed very easy and sedate, and a little melancholy for so young a man, but his smile was charming.

The alley is well paved and clean, and lined chiefly with the backs of sedate and institutional-looking buildings.

"He was lying there all sedate when we slid into the cove," said Kit.

LEFT ON LABRADORCHARLES ASBURY STEPHENS

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985