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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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
For more sedate vibes, there’s a library with around 2,000 titles.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
In this case that means the strong looks are backed by a well-vetted, but pretty sedate 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
The trial has drawn podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in the state of Victoria better known for prize-winning roses.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
For more sedate vibes, there’s a library with around 2,000 titles.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
Verb
The final 10 kilometres of stage eight were as dramatic as the previous 161 had been sedate, the peloton largely treating themselves to a more relaxed — albeit still quite rapid — day after a tense opening week.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
In this case that means the strong looks are backed by a well-vetted, but pretty sedate 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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