subdue

Example Sentences

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A public inquiry into the attacks has heard how Sanders pushed for a charge against Calocane to subdue some of the reporting, due to media laws around court reporting.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

They are just data brokers doing business, they say, and it’s not their fault if what they gather and sell is used to subdue and surveil people.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Fern, whose pen name wouldn’t be widely familiar until 1851, was a bright and spirited girl whose time at a religious school failed to subdue her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The use of police weapons designed to subdue rather than kill has also been challenged in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

She swallowed hard to subdue the lump in her throat, or the fear in her breast, or both.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman