low-key

Example Sentences

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Despite his low-key presence, Janick’s organization is a music industry powerhouse, having finished 2025 with a 15.7% share of the U.S. market for recorded music, according to the trade journal Hits.

From Los Angeles Times

In the aftermath of a high-stakes, high-intensity Ashes series, the contrast of a low-key tour of Sri Lanka could either be a welcome change for England, or an unwanted return to the grind.

From BBC

“There were so many great things about Jimmy’s studio, especially how low-key it was,” said Kenny Chesney, who recorded there several times.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in his home state of California, Reagan was remembered as much for his community involvement — which was at times so low-key that some didn’t even realize his father was Ronald Reagan.

From Los Angeles Times

The disease complicates his deadly profession and his life as a low-key family man.

From Los Angeles Times