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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James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
That debate is mostly saved for the strangely sedate series finale.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
The child was determined to be an unaccompanied child from Mexico who was sedated.
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Adjective
The #5 is much more sedate and easier to navigate as a result.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
That debate is mostly saved for the strangely sedate series finale.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Verb
Users may feel sedated, energized or nothing at all.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
The child was determined to be an unaccompanied child from Mexico who was sedated.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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