Example sentences for: subdued

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

  • The subdued and mystical light of the low vaulted nave evokes the sober piety of the Franciscan tradition.

  • To produce his bizarre painting The Courtesan (1887), van Gogh enlarged the traced image, replaced the subdued blacks and grays of the kimono with bright complementary reds and greens, and added a fantasy Japanese background of storks and frogs borrowed from other Japanese prints.

  • (See Cannes' surprisingly subdued official site for more on the festivities.)

  • Do not expect subdued taste and restraint" (the Chicago Sun-Times ). A few feel that Anderson doesn't pull it off: Magnolia , a "big, showy flower of a movie, unfurls brilliantly, each plot petal a thing of exquisite design.

  • "People who cannot be subdued with pepper spray alone, but require repeated, severe beatings.


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