Wondering how to use Sedately in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as calmly.
Sedately meaning
Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.
Synonyms of Sedately
Using Sedately
- The main meaning on this page is: Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.
- Useful related words include: calmly.
Context around Sedately
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sedately
- In this selection, "sedately" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sitting, pedaled and perhaps stand out and add context to how "sedately" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dress more sedately and avoided and it pedaled sedately up market. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sedately" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sedately
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The left-hander started rather sedately, perhaps wanting to get his eye in before opening up. (16 words)
She would spend hours just sitting sedately in it, watching the world go by around her. (16 words)
She learned to dress more sedately and avoided the bars and smoking rooms frequented by the men. (17 words)
Critical Mass, at least 30,000 bicyclists short of achieving it, pedaled sedately up Market about a thousand strong. (19 words)
She learned to dress more sedately and avoided the bars and smoking rooms frequented by the men. (17 words)
The left-hander started rather sedately, perhaps wanting to get his eye in before opening up. (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
The left-hander started rather sedately, perhaps wanting to get his eye in before opening up.
She would spend hours just sitting sedately in it, watching the world go by around her.
Critical Mass, at least 30,000 bicyclists short of achieving it, pedaled sedately up Market about a thousand strong.
She learned to dress more sedately and avoided the bars and smoking rooms frequented by the men.