subdue

Example Sentences

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According to the incident report, an unspecified number of people tried to subdue him and eventually let him go “in hope that he would leave.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

A reporting rule change won’t counteract or subdue these demands.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

It took less than forty-eight hours to subdue the city.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins