"subdued approach" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a manner or method of doing something that is restrained, quiet, or controlled. Here is an example sentence: His subdued approach to the situation impressed his boss, as it showed maturity and thoughtfulness.
At Monday's debate in Tampa, Fla., it was Mr. Gingrich who pulled his punches, adopting a subdued approach and declining opportunities to attack the other candidates.
That trip proved to be a turning point in Obama's disenchantment with China, with whom he once hoped to notch up some easy foreign-policy wins, on a foundation of coöperation on climate change, and a back-room, subdued approach to human rights.
In the process, she raises thought-provoking moral, legal and ethical questions about insanity and rehabilitation, guilt and reconciliation that are rarely addressed in most writing or filming of true-crimes stories, an oversight that could be corrected if editors, television or film executives learn from the critic's subdued approach.
Other activists agreed that Sunday calls for a subdued approach.
He calls it the "subdued" approach to developing school spirit.
These take a more subdued approach, proving that zins don't have to shout to be heard.
When Edwards noticed in practice that Chrebet, usually animated with the other receivers, was subdued, he approached him.
Sam Mitchell, chief executive of online estate agents HouseSimple.com, said: "House prices have gone off the boil, particularly in London, and activity remains subdued as we approach the crucial Spring period.
The mood had been much more subdued on the approaches to the stadium than the previous day, with very little chanting and far less sense of excitement or expectation.
Even as President Bush turns his doctrine of pre-emptive action against powers threatening the United States into a campaign theme, Washington is using a far more subdued, take-it-slow approach to the dangers of unconventional weapons in Iran and North Korea.
In Juba, too, people are subdued as independence day approaches and the peace negotiations continue to falter amid squabbling and recrimination.
