tranquilizer

Example Sentences

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Owen guessed it was there for people outside the trap to be able to shoot the bear inside with a tranquilizer.

From Literature

The panda refused to be lured into the transport cage, so a tranquilizer dart was used.

From Literature

But in modern practice, “The Life of Chuck” is no more than a nostalgia tranquilizer, designed to comfort you after you roll your ankle on a two-step, dancing like no one’s watching.

From Salon

You’d have needed a tranquilizer gun to keep him from chasing after the next story, and the next, and he was still telling stories until his death in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times

Zadeh said the cat eventually came to rest in the 2500 block of Pheasant Hill Road, where a second tranquilizer dart was shot, and this one hit its mark.

From Los Angeles Times