Sentence examples for muted affair from inspiring English sources

The Così was a sad, muted affair.

This present conference is a much more muted affair.

Morning tea at Jon Stanhope's office is a muted affair.

With much still in question, the reopening of Westgate has been an oddly muted affair.

It is a strangely muted affair that suffers from its many competing influences and backers.

Since the recession ended last year, the recovery has been a muted affair (see chart).

In the conference rooms adjoining her office, the meetings I watched her run — with angry widows of Taylor-era soldiers demanding benefits; with a quarreling auditor and minister — were muted affairs.

Those strands appear on "Do to the Beast," released by Sub Pop and overall a more muted, moody affair than the Afghan Whigs in heyday. .

What is certain is that tennis will have to get used to the idea that its Grand Slam finals are likely to continue to be somewhat muted family affairs.

The interiors are muted beige affairs with a proliferation of white leather – although it is evidently a bit more Premier Inn than Ritz: "Light wood effect deckheads, faux leather and marble veneer give the impression of luxury," say the manufacturers.

Her funeral, which produced a massive outpouring of sentiment in Europe, was a muted and depressing affair in Moscow.