tranquilizer

Example Sentences

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You’d have needed a tranquilizer gun to keep him from chasing after the next story, and the next, and he was still telling stories until his death in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

The 18-day exercise involved tracking the rhinos using a helicopter and then shooting them with tranquilizer darts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

It's called xylazine, a commonly-used animal tranquilizer veterinarians routinely employ in their practice.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

After being treated with a tranquilizer and an anti-inflammatory, the colt didn’t improve and went to the hospital.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

There’s writing on the little packets but the words make no sense to me and I can’t risk taking the tranquilizer that knocked out Manchee.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness