subdue
Example Sentences
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Assassination attempts can also warp how journalists cover a president’s opposition, and subdue how that opposition behaves.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
The land wasn’t empty, and Native American tribes fought fiercely to defend it in alliance with the British, leading Washington to dispatch multiple punitive expeditions to subdue them and exert American control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Their bite, which injects toxins, is executed for two reasons: to subdue their prey and to defend themselves, according to the California Poison Control System.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The Norman invasion of 1066 saw King Edward I of England subdue Wales, leading to the establishment of the title of Prince of Wales in 1284.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
“Okay, so listen carefully. First thing I want to say about that is a line from The Art of War by Sun Tzu: ‘The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.’
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
Vocabulary lists containing subdue
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" (1863)
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100 SAT words Beginning with "S"
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"Common Sense," Vocabulary from the pamphlet
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