How to Use sate in a Sentence

sate

verb
  • The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.
  • The information sated their curiosity.
  • The question is whether that will be enough to both sate and drive his hunger.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 June 2018
  • His thirst would be sated in the second half.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The page-turner will sate fans and win over new readers alike.
    — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Track pants sate the appetite for easy clothes that are still style-forward.
    — Faran Krentcil, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2022
  • If one round of reveillon repasts isn't enough to sate you, how about a second?
    — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Nothing that happens these next two games will sate the Longhorns.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • All seem to have been equally acceptable to sate their lust for blood.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The modes feature enough depth to sate the most rabid football fan.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Thrill-seekers will be sated once the dunes come into view.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Here are eight picks that should leave diners sated and elated.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 31 July 2019
  • Here are over a dozen recipes to sate yourself on the juiciest fruit of summer.
    — Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit, 25 July 2017
  • Or pull it from the fridge after a long night out to sate your hunger before heading to bed.
    — Elyssa Goldberg, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
  • There were some free snacks available, but one granola bar was enough to sate me until lunch.
    — NBC News, 27 Oct. 2017
  • But the festival is still ready to sate our hunger for cinema.
    — Vulture, 14 Apr. 2022
  • World Cups are won by teams on the rise that have paid their dues, not by sated or aging stars.
    — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 4 June 2018
  • Doors open at noon, with plenty of delicious beer and food sate your appetite.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Davis witnessed teammates go without — or go to extremes just to sate their hunger.
    — NBC News, 6 July 2021
  • The good news is that the restaurants and bars on site are happy to seat you and sate you until a bay opens up.
    — Michael McKnight, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
  • For now, the Netflix movie and the eventual stage play will have to sate his fans.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Signing Gallagher might sate the fanbase for now.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Friday’s release has not come close to sating that appetite.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
  • These are popular items not listed on the menus that will sate even the pickiest of palates.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2023
  • But whether our collective desire has been sated is up for (a lot of) debate.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That audiences came away happily sated meant a lot to the pair.
    — Scott Huver, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Those gloves presumably came off at the end of the night, when the audience's hunger was sated.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 3 May 2026
  • During those hours while the wind howls, provide snacks and bite-sized foods to keep the family sated.
    — Miami Herald Staff, miamiherald, 27 Aug. 2015
  • The player who could sate what had become an obsessive pursuit.
    — Aimee Lewis, CNN, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Though in many markets, every show went clean, Brooks has tried to add enough shows to sate demand and stave off scalpers.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2017

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