Sentence examples for overly subdued from inspiring English sources

Overly subdued lighting is gloomy.

Ms. Youssef's actors often seem overly subdued, especially Mr. Nashef (a star of "Paradise Now"), and scenes look as cramped and plain as those of a low-budget television drama.

But in the first month of this season, Carter seemed overly subdued by the presence of such high-caliber players on his team, and the offensive aggression that made him a six-time All-Star appeared to be forgotten.

The Patron, which seemed overly subdued in a margarita, really shone when consumed on its own.

ON the whole, the plots of all three of these forest tales are subdued and overly literal.

But a European diplomat said he thought the secretary's standing in Europe especially would only be enhanced because he would be seen as sharing the view of many there that the administration had been overly optimistic about subduing dissidents in Iraq.

As a precaution, Harris only used small dogs in case they got overly aggressive and had to be subdued.

Mr. Swig dismissed the gyrations as a minor issue, nothing to be overly concerned about, and sure enough, a swift application of the brakes subdued the shuddering.

8.06am GMT Moody's - French growth forecasts too rosy Another important point in Moody's statement - it reckons that France's predictions of growth of 0.8% in 2013 and 2.0% from 2014 are "overly optimistic" On top of rising unemployment, France's consumption levels are being weighed down by tax increases, subdued disposable income growth and a correction in the housing market.

Sarcastic, conversational, honest, subdued.

Colman was subdued.