Sentence examples for subdues from inspiring English sources
The word 'subdues' is a correct and usable term in written English
It is a verb that means to bring under control or to lessen the intensity of something. Examples: 1. The calming music gradually subdues the angry crowd. 2. The captain's leadership skills helped subdue the rebellion within his team. 3. A strong gust of wind subdues the flames of the fire. 4. The medication effectively subduced the patient's anxiety. 5. The charismatic speaker's words were powerful enough to subdue his audience into silence.
verb
Third person singular of subdue
The hero subdues one foe and turns his attention to another only to find that the first villain is still alive and bent on destruction.
Their evidence is one of the sage's best-known insights: "The skilful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting".
Mr Jun refers to corporate governance as a prime factor in the "Korea discount", which makes South Korean shares the cheapest in Asia on price-earnings ratios and subdues the value of NPS's domestic investments.
Rama later subdues Parashurama when challenged to a fight.
Light reflected at certain angles from shiny surfaces of nonmetallic media (glass, water, varnish) is polarized; a properly oriented polarizing filter subdues such reflections in a picture.
Here the pilgrim Dante subdues his own personality in order that he may ascend.
The Ukrainian army's "anti-terrorist operation", which also involves volunteer brigades and paramilitaries, has so far served more to radicalise the local population than to subdue it.
Then Snoop himself emerges in the guise of his recent dancehall reggae persona Snoop Lion for a laid-back rendition of Here Comes The King that suggests he's somewhat subdued by something.
Detectives are baffled how five women, some of whom would certainly fight back, seemed to be so easily subdued before they were strangled.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 5.26pm BST17:26 Eid in Aleppo Eid in Aleppo – for those who are able to celebrate it at all – is a very subdued affair this year.
Mike Hussey, captain for the day, later glided past his half-century in more subdued but no less commanding style, finishing the day on 75.
