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Meanings of sedately in English

In a sedate manner.

Usage of sedately in English
1
Globes similar to providers, but in many different colours, glided sedately overhead.
The Naked God
2
She puzzled over it while Silk ambled sedately behind the other horses.
North of Fifty-Three
3
While we were eating, the little dog sat sedately by the fire.
The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment
4
The Elder rises sedately, and walks across the room, considering his reply.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
5
The night before the women had gone down, sedately dressed, to dinner.
Love Stories
6
No, all would be handled a bit more sedately this time around.
The devil's heart
7
The three of them followed Bella to the observation blister, more sedately.
Year's best sf 15
8
The daylight was filling up the city as they lifted off sedately.
The Scar
9
They had to walk so sedately without venturing to touch one another.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01
10
With ripping, tearing noises, it bent sedately toward the smoking, far-away mountain.
Operation: Outer Space
11
Inside, two broad escalators spiralled around each other, their steps moving sedately.
The Neutronium Alchemist
12
Jewel quietly joined her stately companion, and walked away sedately beside her.
Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life
13
He walked along quietly and sedately, without hurry, to avoid awakening suspicion.
Crime and Punishment
14
The two or three Christopher could see were sitting sedately doing nothing.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
15
Cold and white as marble, she moves sedately with a mother's pride.
Letters of Two Brides
16
He climbed behind the wheel and drove sedately toward the guard kiosk.
The book of spies
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Sedately through the time
Sedately across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common