Sample sentences for SEDATIVE - verbalworkout.com

(click/touch triangles for details)

Definition

a drug that calms or puts to sleep; or describing something as calming

sedative = a drug that calms or puts to sleep

sedative = a drug that calms

sedative = a drug that encourages sleep

The sedative that the doctor has given her begins to take effect.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

sedative = drug that puts to sleep

There is, sometimes, a considerable period before a sedative takes effect.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

sedative = drug that calms or puts to sleep

I've given her a sedative to take.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

sedative = drug that calms or puts to sleep

The brandy was administered to the woman and shortly afterwards her husband and Dr. Armstrong assisted her up to bed where Dr. Armstrong gave her a sedative.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

sedative = drug that calms or puts to sleep

sedative = drug that calms or puts to sleep

Dr. Reynolds gave him a heavy sedative.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
I gave the senator a sedative, and I cleaned up the mess.
J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death
But God help you if you aren't given a strong sedative along with it, because then you are awake, alert, but unable to twitch or even blink.
Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone
Had he not given him a high enough dose of sedative?
Madeleine Roux -- Asylum
I remember Jaimito trying to hush me, one of the doctors coming in with a sedative and a glass of water.
Julia Alvarez -- In the Time of the Butterflies
But if they had been alerted to the plan, their anxiety could have counteracted the sedative.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
She had given him more sedatives in the hope they might relax his stomach muscles.
John Grogan -- Marley & Me
I argued with the nurse who tried to give me a sedative before my operation, because I was sure they were going to amputate my leg.
Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin -- I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior
She was speaking Hebrew, and her voice was heavy with sedative.
Daniel Silva -- The Black Widow
They replied that they would enquire, and administered a sedative.
E.M. Forster -- A Passage to India
I ALSO FOUND SOME VIALS OF SEDATIVE.
Richard Preston -- The Hot Zone
But he was resting under sedatives in Amarillo curing his prostatitis.
John Steinbeck -- Travels with Charley

Search for other examples by interest

Interest — Source