Sentence examples for and subdue from inspiring English sources

I understand the men's decision not to charge the gunman, not to disarm and subdue him.

AMERICA'S armed forces are trained to encircle the enemy and subdue him with overwhelming force.

By Sue Halpern The program uses sights, sounds, even smells to evoke, and subdue, painful memories.

Mr. Hanna later defended the sheriff's decision to kill the animals rather than attempt to tranquilize and subdue them.

In a boxing game, it learned to pin down its opponent and subdue him with a barrage of punches.

Working from bottom to top, skim the surface lightly to knock down the high spots and subdue the pattern.

Its strength came from its internal balance, or homeostasis, its ability to rein in and subdue efforts to destabilize it".

Jamaican authorities seize and subdue Tom, "as though a white man in a bathing suit could be dangerous".

The country's riot police, armed with the most modern paraphernalia purchased from European countries, stifle and subdue Iranian protesters.

The only option left for the present leaders is to fight them and subdue them, for the sake of Egyptian society.

In Burke's words, people need "a sufficient restraint upon their passions," which it is the office of government "to bridle and subdue".