sedate

Example Sentences

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Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.

From Los Angeles Times

At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.

From BBC

At the recent Fish and Game Commission meeting, Samantha Murray, commission vice president, described him as having a “steady, calm, like, sedate presence,” and hailed his long institutional knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times

The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.

From BBC

As digital assets trade 24/7, the typically quiet holiday period may not be so sedate for crypto stocks.

From Barron's