sedate
Example Sentences
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The back of the room — populated with parents, guardians and supervisors — is more sedate.
From Los Angeles Times
Just after 7 a.m. that day, simulated explosions and gunfire echoed through Utena’s otherwise sedate residential streets.
Officers will also be barred from directing that people who are severely agitated be sedated.
From New York Times
In Juarez, Mexico, a sister waits for news of her Venezuelan brother who’s been sedated and intubated in a hospital.
From Seattle Times
To wit: naloxone is a medication that can stop an opioid overdose in mere minutes, even reversing the effects of extremely potent painkillers like carfentanil, an opioid used to sedate elephants.
From Salon
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