tranquilizer

Example Sentences

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The young intern who shot us with a tranquilizer dart and then inserted that inexact analysis apologizes.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

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 • Feb. 19, 2025

Veterinarians and rangers held the rhino’s head above water with a rope to stop it from drowning while a tranquilizer reversal drug took effect, and the rhino was released.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

So it hired a veterinarian who now goes out on the course, sneaking around and stalking kangaroos with a tranquilizer dart-gun.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023

The manservant tasted the tranquilizer immediately, and although he would have had ample time to snap Artemis Fowl’s neck, he didn’t.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer