subdue

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

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

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The conductor and several male passengers tried to subdue him, but he shook them off and raced for the door.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson