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Example sentences for "tranquillise"

Lexicographically close words:
tranquility; tranquilize; tranquilized; tranquilizing; tranquille; tranquillised; tranquillising; tranquillity; tranquillize; tranquillized
  1. Tranquillise your mind, therefore, relative to the matter which is now uppermost in your thoughts.

  2. Compose yourself, madam--tranquillise your feelings, I implore you!

  3. My assumed cheerfulness, and the merry turn I gave to all those dismal subjects of reflection, seemed to tranquillise him.

  4. Deeply moved to the bottom of my heart, I strove to tranquillise his mind, and direct his thoughts from such afflicting topics.

  5. On returning to the bedside, Pierre found his brother still sitting up and seeking fresh energy in his desire to write home and tranquillise his loved ones.

  6. He immediately did so, understanding that she wished to speak to him alone and tranquillise him.

  7. In order to tranquillise her, he had to change his place and seat himself with his back to the sun.

  8. Had he come back there to embrace and tranquillise them both?

  9. Rodolph to tranquillise Madame Georges as to the safety of her young friend, and to assure her of her safe return ere long.

  10. I only employed them to tranquillise your mind, father dear, that was all.

  11. Thus then, go quietly to bed without disturbing your companions, and I will send Clothilde to you with some flower-of-orange water that will tranquillise this hot head.

  12. In this effort to tranquillise and sweeten life by idealising its vehement sentiments, there were two great traditional types, either of which an Italian of the sixteenth century might have followed.

  13. I will send you another draught to give her when she awakes, which she will not however do until towards the evening; and then, when she speaks, try to tranquillise her mind, and induce her again to sleep.

  14. Colonel Gauntlett had gone below to explain the state of affairs to poor Ada, and to endeavour to tranquillise her alarms.

  15. I know perfectly well that your fears have too much foundation; and that if we can neither separate or tranquillise these unquiet spirits, we shall have some disagreeable affair happen between them.

  16. The majority must put an end to all agitation in England, and tranquillise Ireland.

  17. If I thought Reform would tranquillise the country I should be quite satisfied with a change of Ministers which would produce internal contentment, but that I do not expect.

  18. The account of the King's manner of receiving the advice seemed to tranquillise those who had before been dissatisfied with the resolution which had been come to.

  19. He left out the specific mention of the Relief and Franchise Bill, and there he was right, and he converted the prayer that the measure might tranquillise Ireland, &c.

  20. Ned, who was a quiet, amiable fellow, taking much after our kind mother, endeavoured to tranquillise my irritated feelings.

  21. The abundance of food contributed much to tranquillise the minds of the crew, and also, I suspect, to prevent them from carrying their plans into execution.

  22. Beatrice did the best she could to tranquillise her; but two spirits so apt to clash did not accord particularly well even now, though Busy Bee was too much depressed to queen it as usual.

  23. Bertha and her mother did their utmost to tranquillise her mind, and by lively conversation to counteract the effect which the strange scene she had just gone through had produced.

  24. Perhaps it might be better to inform the ladies of this, to tranquillise any alarm they may still feel.

  25. Her mother was obliged to apply remedies both for mind and body, tender words and soothing drops--to tranquillise her excited state.

  26. It did not tranquillise me, however, and my soul was prophetic.

  27. Footnote 2: He endeavoured to tranquillise me about the information to Thiers, and said of course it would be given with great caution.

  28. Well—well—I will be quiet—I will tranquillise myself," said the Marquis.

  29. Tranquillise yourself, lady," said the stranger: "it is a friend who watches by your side.

  30. He was gone as he spoke; and Fanny remained to tranquillise herself as she could.

  31. Here's what may tranquillise every care, and lift the heart to rapture!

  32. For the present you have only to tranquillise yourself.

  33. These things greatly embarrassed our position, at a time when we especially desired to tranquillise the Khyburees.

  34. Whilst in this manner efforts were being made to tranquillise the Ghilzyes, the proceedings of Aktur Khan and the Douranees were again exciting the apprehensions of the Envoy.

  35. Nichiren wrote Rissho Ankoku Ron ("Book to Tranquillise the Country"), which contained the prediction of a Mongol invasion and many bitter attacks against the other Buddhist sects.

  36. The introductory dialogue does not tranquillise the poacher; instead, further intensifies his fears.

  37. The knowledge, or belief, does nought to tranquillise her feelings or explain the situation, to her all mysterious.

  38. He-did not apprehend, he said, any fatal consequence from the secession; but the bill would tend to tranquillise those who remained within the pale.

  39. The new bill, they contended, would be as inefficient to tranquillise Ireland as its predecessors had been; and that a new insurrection act and an additional army would be necessary.


  40. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tranquillise" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.