Sentence examples for push to subdue from inspiring English sources

In his push to subdue Mosul and marginalize the Kurds, Mr. Maliki is trying to curry favor with disaffected Sunnis.

Blind had terrible problems trying to subdue Shaqiri.

In the West, following humiliating defeats at the hands of the Sugambri, Tencteri and Usipetes tribes in 16 BC, Roman armies pushed north and east out of Gaul to subdue much of Germania.

Before they could push northward to the Philippines, the Allies had to subdue Japanese-held western New Guinea.

The allies have little choice but to subdue these pockets of resistance before pushing on toward Baghdad.

The police said that he pushed a woman's head into a window and that they had to use pepper spray to subdue him.

To subdue the valley.

His dour affect seemed to subdue Karen.

Easy to subdue using salt and iron.

It took 31 policemen to subdue them.

I must have been easy to subdue.