sedate

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The best-performing cruise stock recently had been Viking, which specializes in more intimate and sedate river cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“Do you want me to have them sedate you until it’s over?” asks Haymitch.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins