Examples of sedate in a Sentence
Adjective
We walked the beach at a sedate pace.
He remained sedate under pressure.
Verb
The doctor sedated the patient heavily.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
As previously reported, the largest shark alive today, reaching up to 20 meters long, is the whale shark, a sedate filter feeder.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
In this case that means the strong looks are backed by a well-vetted, but pretty sedate 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
There are still thousands dotted along the way, watching the women’s race on their phones, and then the finish line by Chiswick Bridge is a more sedate affair, albeit one still fuelled by copious drinks.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
As previously reported, the largest shark alive today, reaching up to 20 meters long, is the whale shark, a sedate filter feeder.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
The final 10 kilometres of stage eight were as dramatic as the previous 161 had been sedate, the peloton largely treating themselves to a more relaxed — albeit still quite rapid — day after a tense opening week.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
In this case that means the strong looks are backed by a well-vetted, but pretty sedate 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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