Sentence examples for be subdued by from inspiring English sources

Aberdeen refused to be subdued by the setback.

Looting and burning of manor houses had to be subdued by armed force.

Twice, fighting broke out as old rivalries failed to be subdued by the new enemy – Islam.

The entire "Middle Kingdom" could easily be subdued by a mere 8,000 men and fleet of 12 galleons.

Occasionally, Turkish refugees formed marauding bands that could not be subdued by central authority and that exacted a heavy toll from their Christian victims.

"I always picked one type," Koestler wrote in his diary after Mamaine died, "beautiful cinderellas, infantile and inhibited, prone to be subdued by bullying".

He was subdued by the crew and passengers.

All are subdued by the command of God.

Marja, a former Taliban stronghold, was subdued by the United States Marines early in 2010.

Prices last month were subdued by a drop in the cost of petroleum and a strong dollar.

THE economic recovery since the Great Recession has been subdued by historic standards.