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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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
His willpower and determination has warded off advancing age and a T20 belligerent game that was becoming the antithesis of his technical expertise honed from a more sedate era.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Jonah was intubated and sedated for five days in intensive care, the goal to minimize his swelling.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
That’s mostly to its benefit, as the movie — always compelling, but sometimes more sedate than its material demands — is often at its most alive during its detours.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
His willpower and determination has warded off advancing age and a T20 belligerent game that was becoming the antithesis of his technical expertise honed from a more sedate era.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
Prior to moving to Colorado in 2018, Barry Morphew was a deer farmer in Indiana and used BAM to sedate and transport deer on his farm, according to the indictment.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Jonah was intubated and sedated for five days in intensive care, the goal to minimize his swelling.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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