- present tense form of subdue (3rd person singular).
subdues
Example Sentences
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We don’t yet know how MiniFlayer subdues its helper, or whether MindFlayer has evolved countermeasures.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
Nathan, a rich Jewish trader, is wooed by Salah ad-Din to shore up the city’s treasury after the sultan subdues the Christian crusaders, sparing one, played with amusing energy by Drew Kopas.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022
One half of this cycle subdues tides, making the high tides lower and the low tides higher.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
Iris subdues it into a less offal-forward iteration, with ground chicken livers and flesh wrapped, somehow, in veal sweetbreads, and grilled with great care.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2021
The tales that were first told were true enough, but man, as he advances, subdues the country and ameliorates the climate.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
