Sentence examples for was to subjugate from inspiring English sources

At least these towns served as a pretext for the expedition, the real purpose of which was to subjugate as great a number as possible of the Grecian cities; and this became plain when the Thasians, who did not even lift a hand in their defence, were reduced by the sea force, while the land army added the Macedonians to the former slaves of the king.

Some hawkish U.S. military leaders and current and former Trump Administration officials even believe that Kim's ultimate goal is to subjugate the entire Korean Peninsula.

For the idea that sins are some sort of debt that must be paid off is to subjugate the Christian gospel of good news to the poor to the power of mammon.

The great innovation of western countries like the US, and before it England and the Netherlands, has been to subjugate the power of government officials to the rule of law.

"The goal here is to subjugate the population," he said.

The question is whether Anthony is willing to subjugate his game for the greater good, as his teammates are demanding.

Her wartime career is all the more astounding because her espionage depended on the very institution that was meant to subjugate her.

The Sefer ha-Chinuch (14th century) adds that the purpose of tefillin is to help subjugate a person's worldly desires and encourage spiritual development.

"It's a game-changer when an organization is self-funded, controls territory, and is able to subjugate a population.

The gist of it is that cabals of environmentalists are working to subjugate hard-working Americans under the guise of implementing "Sustainable Development," "Green Energy," and related initiatives.

Much less predictably, he identifies himself with the Central Asian people he is being sent to subjugate: "He was himself one of the mountaineers, helping them to defend their independence against the Russians".