Sentence example with the word 'subdue'

subdue

abate, bridle, cradle, ease, keep down, mellow, palliate, repress, smooth over, stultify, underplay

Definition v. put down by force or intimidation

Last update: August 9, 2015


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Establish and set aright the scepters of kingdoms, subdue the nations, and pour forth peace upon the ends of the earth.   [verb]

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The government has sent thousands of troops to subdue the rebellion in the enclave, which has no border with the rest of Angola.   [verb]

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Sikandar subdued porus.   [verb]

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There was at first a fierce and manifest display of joy, and then it was instantly subdued in a look of cunning coldness.   [verb]

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Heyward was also nigh, supporting himself against a tree, and endeavoring to keep down those sudden risings of sorrow that it required his utmost manhood to subdue.   [verb]

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"To subdue it."   [verb]

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For even if the landing still succeeded, and the country were subdued, he could never make his home there, after what he had done to-night.   [verb]

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Subdue and bend me to obedience and humility.   [verb]

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Farewell, my friend, and let your sense of duty subdue the small sufferings of temper.   [verb]

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