sanative

Example Sentences

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Since I had seen him, society had emulated the State in the practice of a truly sanative attitude toward him.

From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean

"And you don't think two years' prison, two years' slavery, was sanative enough without the denial of his just compensation?"

From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean

Wherefore not eat snails? they are known to be nutritious and wholesome, and even sanative in some cases.

From Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches by Anonymous

To one who has hived with demons, there is something so simple and sanative about the restoring night—the rest of healing and health.

From She Buildeth Her House by Comfort, William Wistar

Hence we must aid the vital power to maintain her empire and resist the encroachments on her sanative operations by the use of antiseptics and stimulants.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George