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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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Overall, the cabin is somewhat sedate but no less comfortable and has an abundance of storage options.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The Siamese cat had recently returned from a vet appointment where he was sedated.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
But its adults-only Hideaway area – one of eight neighborhoods on board – is more sedate.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Overall, the cabin is somewhat sedate but no less comfortable and has an abundance of storage options.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
At the event in New York, the artist arrived and took her place inside a glass box, but not in the violent and sedate Marina Abramović way.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The Siamese cat had recently returned from a vet appointment where he was sedated.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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