Sentence examples for Subdued air from inspiring English sources

After the presidential elections there's a subdued air about Cairo.

THERE was a subdued air of excitement at Nassau Coliseum Tuesday night.

This made his mother break down and cry and there was a subdued air on the way home.

There was a bit of a subdued air to it all – the political hacks seemed to smell the Tory fear of a hung parliament.

Born and educated in Colombia, Mr. Betancurth describes his performances as being inspired by the lives and deaths of Roman Catholic saints; his stagelike installation, filled with mementos he associates with his mother, has the subdued air of a shrine.

The ceremony, at NATO headquarters in central Kabul, had a subdued air, coming only days after the previous commander, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, was fired by President Obama for remarks he made to a magazine reporter.

This creates a cooler, more subdued atmosphere.

"It's now a subdued atmosphere.

It's a very subdued atmosphere.

It's a subdued atmosphere here on the front lines.

Groups of twenty- and thirtysomethings gather at the street-side tables, while the upstairs seating has a more subdued vibe (and air-conditioning).