How to Use sedative in a Sentence

sedative

1 of 2 adjective

• But the flip side of swimming’s sedative virtues is that swimming is boring.
  — Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
• Paramedics then shot him up with a sedative, a dose later found to be too much for his 143 pounds.
  — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2020
• The muddy-brown drink is made from the crushed roots of the kava plant and produces a mild sedative effect.
  — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2018
• At higher doses, kratom acts as a sedative and pain reliever.
  — Mason Marks, STAT, 26 Aug. 2021
• The drug is used as a sedative and is supposed to be fast-acting with limited side affects.
  — NBC News, 2 Dec. 2021
• With alcohol, due to its sedative effects.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
• The result is a calmer, quieter brain at bedtime without any sedative effect.
  — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
• They were taken to a police station after officers found a sedative pill on one friend.
  — Alexander Roslyakov, The Seattle Times, 2 May 2017
• Lemon balm, for example, lives up to its name because of chemicals that seem to have a sedative effect.
  — Bill Ward Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
• He was placed in a chokehold and paramedics injected him with the powerful sedative ketamine.
  — Amy Forliti, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• Cannabinol has shown some promise for relieving pain, as well as sedative and even restorative effects.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022
• Cabaret feels loose and unfiltered in a way reality soaps rarely do anymore, giving the show a sedative charm.
  — Jason Parham, Wired, 9 July 2021
• Cogan said the study results do not suggest that opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs should be avoided.
  — Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• Ketamine is often the strongest sedative in a paramedic's kit in departments that allow its use.
  — Sara Sidner and Julia Jones, CNN, 31 Aug. 2020
• Paramedics gave him a sedative but were then denied access to him for eight minutes, according to the coroner's report.
  — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2021
• Chamomile tea is a sedative and sleep aid traditionally used in different parts of Iran.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
• Rob had refused to take Ativan, the sedative the doctor gave him in Sacramento.
  — Meg Kissinger, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2021
• One of the vets leaned out with a dart gun to deliver a dose of M99, a sedative thousands of times stronger than morphine.
  — Jason Florio, Smithsonian, 22 May 2018
• Patients must be observed for about 2 hours until the sedative effects of the medication wears off.
  — Robert Glatter, Forbes, 10 June 2021
• The drink is made from a ground up root common to the South Pacific, and produces a (very) mild sedative effect.
  — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2017
• Cozy Reverie has a blend of creamy, sensual florals that have a mildly sedative quality.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
• Though at high doses, users experience sedative effects.
  — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Mar. 2026
• McClain had not moved or made a noise in over a minute when paramedics injected him with the powerful sedative ketamine, the report states.
  — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
• Caffeine can reduce the sedative effects of alcohol; this may allow someone to drink for longer periods of time.
  — Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2010
• Police placed him in a chokehold, and paramedics administered 500 milligrams of sedative to calm him down.
  — Washington Post, 2 July 2020
• Polanski plied the girl with champagne and part of a sedative pill before raping her, according to grand jury transcripts.
  — Washington Post, 9 June 2017
• His blood was found to show signs of fentanyl, heroin, marijuana and the sedative Xanax, Wersal said.
  — Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• Is the Ativan intended not only to deliver calm, but as the kind of sedative that might hasten the mother’s death?
  — Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021
• These tobacco-free hemp blunts are packed with sedative Pink Cookies flower, distillate and kief.
  — Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• The brain adapted to the sedative effect of the drugs to the point where patients would pop a calming pill just to treat the symptoms of withdrawal since the previous dose.
  — Knvul Sheikh, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2020

sedative

2 of 2 noun

• The patient was given a powerful sedative.
• Rosing called a doctor who told her to give the patient a sedative.
  — jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• Chloral—a potent sedative that Carl gives her to help her sleep—joins the list.
  — Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
• This year, perhaps, think of the ball as a large sedative being swallowed by the body politic.
  — New York Times, 30 Dec. 2020
• With these sedatives, patients are groggy or in a light sleep throughout surgery.
  — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
• Propofol is a strong sedative that can also be used as an anaesthetic.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 May 2023
• Melatonin is a timing tool, not a sedative, and won’t overcome a bright room or a noisy house on its own.
  — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
• Police put him in a carotid hold and paramedics injected him with ketamine, a sedative.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2020
• The short-acting drug is used in humans and animals and can induce a sedative state.
  — Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Yet, unlike cortisol, oxytocin will have an effect on your body akin to that of a sedative.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• First, the heavy sedative is administered, which causes the pet to fall into a deep sleep.
  — Washington Post, 7 May 2021
• The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.
  — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
• If the proposal is approved, staff would be able to lock young people in their units and use injectable sedatives.
  — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2024
• Doctors gave him twice the normal dose of Versed — a powerful sedative — to calm him.
  — Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2022
• That state used midazolam as the sedative in a three-drug protocol.
  — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
• These compounds have sedative-like qualities that help calm your nerves and ease stressful feelings.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Nov. 2025
• Back then, Gulpilil liked to drink beer, smoke marijuana and take kava, a plant that acts as a sedative.
  — Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2021
• Himalayan cedarwood has a strong affinity for the skin and the nervous system as a sedative.
  — Tatjana Freund, harpersbazaar.com, 10 May 2023
• The attorneys also said prosecutors did not prove the sedative is what killed him.
  — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
• At higher doses, kratom can be used as a sedative and potentially cause psychosis.
  — Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
• He was injected with the sedative after being forcibly restrained.
  — Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2023
• Users claim that, depending on the dose, kratom can boost energy, ease pain, and cause an opioid-like sedative effect.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
• Paramedics then injected him with an overdose of the powerful sedative ketamine.
  — Kelley Manley, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• The sedative, which is sometimes abused as a street drug, has shown promise in treating depression and anxiety.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
• After receiving the sedative, Grant began to convulse and throw up.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 28 Oct. 2021
• Well, what if, instead of reassurance and possibly a sedative, the answer came on four legs?
  — Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
• Mixing melatonin with sedatives can increase drowsiness.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2025
• Once the sedative wore off, the moose apparently had his fill of human companionship and wanted to get back to the wild.
  — Mark Thiessen, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022
• Zyrtec and Benadryl are both effective options, though Zyrtec has less of a sedative effect.
  — Loren Savini, Allure, 7 Aug. 2023
• Chamomile may interact with drugs that are metabolized by the liver, blood thinners, or sedatives.
  — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2026