SATE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SATE, such as:

1. Its hunger might sate, the lion dozed.
2. Next he routs out the souls that sate on the long benches, and clears the thwarts, while he takes mighty Aeneas on board.

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 Meanings and Examples of SATE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sate
 v.  satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
Classic Sentence:
1  Telemachus gave him no heed, but sate silently watching his father, expecting every moment that he would begin his attack upon the suitors.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XX
2  Ay, but," said Waldemar, "your sire Henry sate more firm in his seat than your Grace can.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
3  Next he routs out the souls that sate on the long benches, and clears the thwarts, while he takes mighty Aeneas on board.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK SIXTH
4  A false and dangerous situation, which sates public power or private misery, which sets the roots of the State in the sufferings of the individual.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
Example Sentence:
1  Its hunger might sate, the lion dozed.