sedately

Example Sentences

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After an explosive start, Shahidi played sedately through the middle of the innings, making sure to keep up with the run rate without taking unnecessary risks.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

I’m older now and not big on crowds, so my wife and I celebrate more sedately.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

So the cart kept to a maintenance path, screened from view by vegetation and decorative fencing as it rolled sedately toward the resort’s west end.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2021

If they turned nasty, he was able to walk sedately down the lane, swinging his hips.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019

I left them there, resting sedately under the shade of a tall ash tree, far off into the woods, out of sight of anyone driving by.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall