sedateness

Example Sentences

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She also frequently fixes her camera on characters as they impassively recount stories of past traumas, such as an abortion and an apostasy; the sedateness of her shots mirrors the dispassion of their accounts.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Bussum, for all its leafy sedateness, had a lively cultural scene.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2021

“The shock of the elevator emphasizes the sedateness of the rooms,” he explains.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 24, 2014

A hurriedly donned black robe billowed about him when at last he arrived, but it was with impressive sedateness and dignity that he asked, “Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached your verdicts?”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

He glanced at the dead face one more time, and then with widowed sedateness he opened the door that led out into the hospital corridor.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers