subdue

Example Sentences

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The judge ruled officers have repeatedly violated previous court orders that only allow the weapon to be used to subdue protesters who pose a threat of violence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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

As a victim of increasingly effective gunnery, Arundel also epitomized another development that would expedite the end of England’s sporadic efforts to subdue the rival realm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But the 34-year-old singer's agency told South Korean media that Nana - whose real name is Im Jin-ah - and her mother managed to subdue the intruder until police arrived.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

The intruder was weak from his ordeals and winded from the climb, and it took little effort to subdue him.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood