tranquilize

Example Sentences

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They were joined by San Francisco police and staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the San Francisco Zoo, who helped to tranquilize the animal, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

This let police, along with a veterinarian from the National Zoo and animal welfare activists from the Humane Rescue Alliance, tranquilize the bear at 10:15 a.m.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

A biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was able to tranquilize the moose, but the animal wasn’t completely unconscious.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

But classification of individual tigers is often fraught, as are decisions about whether to kill or tranquilize and relocate these large carnivores.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

All she had done today was tranquilize a few dogs.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman