sedate

Example Sentences

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At the recent Fish and Game Commission meeting, Samantha Murray, commission vice president, described him as having a “steady, calm, like, sedate presence,” and hailed his long institutional knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times

The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.

From BBC

As digital assets trade 24/7, the typically quiet holiday period may not be so sedate for crypto stocks.

From Barron's

And while sedating antihistamines like diphenhydramine might help you sleep at night, they don't treat the cough itself.

From BBC

The back of the room — populated with parents, guardians and supervisors — is more sedate.

From Los Angeles Times