| 1. | O shade so sedate and decorous by day, with calm countenance an. - from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman |
| 2. | The Lycian leader, and sedate replie. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 3. | Jane looked a little paler than usual, but more sedate than Elizabeth had expected. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 4. | Retire then, warriors, but sedate and slo. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 5. | More sedate and somber types call the Thoracics "bubblers" or "spouters" just for this reason. - from How to Analyze People on Sight by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict |
| 6. | Nevertheless, many a man prefers this creature of "a million moods" to the staid and sedate girl of other types. - from How to Analyze People on Sight by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict |
| 7. | This gallant young man, who seemed to love without feeling, and to recommend himself without complaisance, directly handed over the word to Miss Fairfax, and with a particular degree of sedate civility entreated her to study it. - from Emma by Jane Austen |