Sentence examples for increasingly subdued from inspiring English sources

Consumer borrowing patterns are also increasingly subdued, faced with growing uncertainty and government plans for £81bn of cuts, outlined in last week's spending review.

Downing kept conjuring chances but collectively Boro were losing tempo and momentum, leaving the 21,000-plus crowd increasingly subdued and, briefly, alarmed when a slip from Fernando Amorebieta allowed Jordan Bowery a chance which he could not convert.

France defeated Germany 2-0 athehe Stade de France on Friday evening but the game was overshadowed by several explosions outside the stadium which left the fans inside the arena concerned, although the action continued to its conclusion to an increasingly subdued backdrop.

Rooney had been suffered a barren spell for England with only one goal in 15 games but he was in no mood to ignore the gifts on offer in front of an increasingly subdued Bulgarian support.

His acting style, quieter than his father's had been, became increasingly sensitive and subdued.

Rachel, meanwhile, became more housebound and subdued, increasingly bothered by "things like hair in the plughole".

The crowd seemed increasingly quiet, even subdued in places, as it moved closer to the Capitol stage.

President Vladimir V. Putin had urged the use of increasingly aggressive means to subdue the insurgency in the North Caucasus ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the southern city of Sochi, which is at the edge of the turbulent region.

To either sate or subdue an increasingly restive population, he soon resorted to escalating raw violence.

Since the 1997 Gianni Versace murder in Miami Beach, a nation has increasingly looked to its fourth-largest state with a gawker's fascination and subdued parental confusion.

Sarcastic, conversational, honest, subdued.