tranquilizer

Example Sentences

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Johan Marais spots a rhinoceros from a helicopter and shoots it with a tranquilizer dart.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

The 18-day exercise involved tracking the rhinos using a helicopter and then shooting them with tranquilizer darts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

After being treated with a tranquilizer and an anti-inflammatory, the colt didn’t improve and went to the hospital.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

Still, something about these shows conveys a sort of masochistic pleasure, a desire to put you through the ringer, or maybe make you reach for a tranquilizer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

One of the beams settled on the doorway behind the fallen men, where Milligan now stood holding a tranquilizer gun.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart