low-key
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They expected McLaren to be the team to beat at this track, but the world champions had a low-key first session, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris down in 11th and 12th places.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
McInnes was measured in the aftermath, more low-key than you might have expected and there was sense in that.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
For a low-key afternoon or evening, I like Canni, a cafe, bar and third space that’s especially welcoming if drinking isn’t your thing.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even the property’s most expensive hotel room is a low-key fundraiser for the Dollywood Foundation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Though faithful to their religion, the Grossingers were midwestern Jews, low-key and assimilationist.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
“He was humble. You can see him praying. He’s low-keyed, peaceful. When he was praying, he was praying alone,” to the side of the small prayer group.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2022
Dershowitz said Cipollone “brings great judgment and lawyerly skills to the defense of President Trump. He’s very calibrated, very low-keyed and has excellent judgment. It’s exactly what’s needed.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
Nevertheless, Harriott’s tone was more low-keyed than the one he’d adopted before the Booker T. game.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 1, 2017
Or maybe it will be Pharrell Williams, who low-keyed his way to scoring a much-coveted singer Monday, a vocalist Levine called “the greatest singer in the show’s history and the most beautiful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2015
When I finished college," says John in his low-keyed manner, "I had the choice of going to medical school or continuing in broadcasting, so I felt l could go either way.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
"We are low-keying it," Trump told news site Axios by phone Sunday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
If the latter is true, then Mr. Trump’s Sunday remark that “we are low-keying it” may be more sensible than his usual military bluster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We are low-keying it with Iran,” he told a reporter with Axios in a phone call on Sunday, meaning that he’s just waiting for Iran to collapse.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
For his part, US President Donald Trump said in an interview: "We are low-keying it."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
But is this John holding his cards close to the vest or is Glover merely low-keying his way through this performance, as he's done in other shows?
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
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