tranquillizing

Example Sentences

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He wondered whether lithium could have the same tranquillizing effect on his patients.

From Nature • Aug. 25, 2019

For some time we walked along without speaking; the silence of the night, the fragrant air, the mellow light, were all soft and tranquillizing influences, and we sank each into his own reflections.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James

Any programme of social improvement implies agitation and a powerful leverage of public opinion not wholly tranquillizing to the person to be reformed.

From Life's Minor Collisions by Warner, Frances Lester

The plain had its usual aspect, but to him it appeared more beautiful, more tranquillizing, like a frowning face which unbends and smiles.

From The Cabin [La barraca] by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

It is such a tranquillizing surprise to discover there are stars over London.

From Waiting for Daylight by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)