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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Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Smith, who is blessed with a muscular singing voice and is an absolute beast on the guitar, brought a party atmosphere to the often-quite-sedate Garden Stage area.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025
The dog was hospitalized and sedated for medical examination, during which his heart stopped.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Over the centuries, Muslim traders built mosques and schools in sedate Tamale, which was more inland and distant from the direct links of the transatlantic slave and colonial trade.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Smith, who is blessed with a muscular singing voice and is an absolute beast on the guitar, brought a party atmosphere to the often-quite-sedate Garden Stage area.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
Alcohol interacts with both first-generation (older group of antihistamines) and second-generation antihistamines (newer, less sedating group of antihistamines).
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025
The dog was hospitalized and sedated for medical examination, during which his heart stopped.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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