Example sentences for: subdued

How can you use “subdued” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He surrendered at Yorktown during the American War of Independence (1781), subdued Tipu Sultan (1792); as viceroy of Ireland, he suppressed the rebellion of 1798.

  • Analysts attributed the company's problems to overly subdued colors in Hilfiger's women's line . The company did say it was 'fully committed to enhancing long-term shareholder value.

  • A different, more active GOP House election strategy might have worked better, but it might also have required that Gingrich take a higher profile (and, inevitably, attack Clinton); 2) Bet if you'd asked Clinton's aides in the spring of 1998 whether they'd rather have an unencumbered Gingrich or a subdued Gingrich, they would have picked the latter--even if, in hindsight, that might have been a mistaken calculation.

  • Critical response to Jedi is subdued compared with the frenzy over the first two films in the restored Star Wars trilogy.

  • The LAT front-pager on the meeting is somewhat less upbeat, referring to its "futility" and describing President Clinton as "conspicuously subdued and visibly unhappy."


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