SUBDUED in a Sentence
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92 example sentences for SUBDUED, such as:
1. He seemed a bit subdued to me.
2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
3. The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
4. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
5. Bob liked the subdued lighting at the restaurant because he thought it was romantic.
2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
3. The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
4. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
5. Bob liked the subdued lighting at the restaurant because he thought it was romantic.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SUBDUED
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subdued
a. conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
Classic Sentence: (85 in 6 pages)
1 They elevated me from all littleness of feeling, and although they did not remove my grief, they subdued and tranquillized it.
2 His fine and lovely eyes were now lighted up with indignation, now subdued to downcast sorrow and quenched in infinite wretchedness.
3 I had cast off all feeling, subdued all anguish, to riot in the excess of my despair.
4 A subdued impassioned murmur was audible in the room beyond and Miss Baker leaned forward, unashamed, trying to hear.
5 Her flattery had already subdued the pride of Lady Middleton, and made an entry into the close heart of Mrs. John Dashwood; and these were effects that laid open the probability of greater.
6 Look'ee here, Pip," said he, laying his hand on my arm in a suddenly altered and subdued manner; "first of all, look'ee here.
7 As they had spoken in a subdued tone, while speaking of Em'ly, I had no doubt that she was near.
8 It was always earnest; but when it was very earnest, as it was now, there was a thrill in it that quite subdued me.
9 He walked across the room, and came back to the same place; holding the chair with a grasp that trembled, like his subdued voice, in its earnestness.
10 She had chained it up again, and however it might tear her within, she subdued it to herself.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 50. Mr. PEGGOTTY'S DREAM COMES TRUE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 50. Mr. PEGGOTTY'S DREAM COMES TRUE
11 Stepan Arkadyevitch sighed, wiped his face, and with a subdued tread walked out of the room.
12 When the report was over, Alexey Alexandrovitch announced in his subdued, delicate voice that he had several points to bring before the meeting in regard to the Commission for the Reorganization of the Native Tribes.
13 "Yes, if possible," said Anna, speaking all at once in an utterly different tone, subdued and mournful.
14 Holmes walked in, and I followed him with that subdued feeling at my heart which the presence of death inspires.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
15 He spoke in a subdued and troubled voice, very different from his usual dictatorial manner; and was often at a loss for words.
Example Sentence:
1 The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
2 He seemed a bit subdued to me.
3 Bob liked the subdued lighting at the restaurant because he thought it was romantic.
4 Cops shouldn't use it to subdue people who are not carrying weapons and present no threat.
5 The streets around Place de la Republique are quiet once again - but like a genie unleashed from its bottle, the deep discontent across France is proving hard to subdue.
6 Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
7 The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.