How to Use subdued in a Sentence

subdued

adjective

• The color in the lobby is subdued.
• She spoke in a subdued voice.
• The rest of her look was more subdued in monochrome black.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Nov. 2021
• Geno Atkins' first game of the season was very subdued.
  — Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2020
• Doran shook each sailor’s hand and patted many on the back in a subdued reunion on the pier.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
• The staff morale is very subdued, and no one talks to anyone about anything.
  — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2021
• The seats were less packed and the atmosphere was more subdued than the previous evening.
  — Howard Fendrich, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022
• This time, the matchup was more subdued in the game played in the void of fans, amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Aug. 2020
• But his acceptance speech is more subdued than his look for the evening.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
• In all of this, the crown sits on the head of a kindly, subdued man, undervalued all his life.
  — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
• And reaction to the night’s biggest surprise (the Will Smith smack heard ‘round the world) seemed subdued.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022
• Keyes found an equally subdued scene in Spain, with no lines or crowds.
  — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
• Unlike Madix's look, though, Leviss is a bit more subdued.
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
• The strip is more subdued than some others, with the lights hidden behind a thin opaque strip.
  — Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022
• The Blackpink star just gave the season's hottest shade, black cherry, a swipe—but with a subdued twist.
  — Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
• Others are more subdued and simply move from place to place each day.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 16 Dec. 2020
• Wages in the United States are rising at the fastest pace in four decades, while pay growth in Europe has been more subdued.
  — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
• Meanwhile, the marble man stands sentry in the courthouse square over the re-subdued black body.
  — Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 28 Aug. 2020
• Forward the men could be dimly seen massed in the gloom and conversing in subdued tones.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
• The liquid metal look is a more subdued way to embrace the chunky earring trend.
  — Anika Ljung, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
• Moon Knight is just asking for a season 2, even if the cast is being somewhat subdued about the prospect for now.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• The reaction to Alexander’s death has been far more subdued.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021
• Was kind of very, very calm, very subdued, but was going to be terrible at that job.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
• But the more subdued celebrations do not mask the enormity of the feat.
  — Aimee Lewis, CNN, 25 June 2020
• The nearly 5% decline in the stock is all about the company’s more subdued outlook.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 July 2024
• The pepperiness is more subdued but seems to linger longer.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
• The closing images of the war, shot from inside a C-17 with Donahue as a subject, were much more subdued.
  — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021
• The league told Drake to tone down his antics, leading to a more subdued Game 6 when the Raptors eliminated the Bucks.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
• Last year, at around this time, inflation was very subdued.
  — Simon Moore, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• The dress hit all the right formal notes in a subdued way, perhaps owning to the fact that Jolie has a long history of wearing such silky designs.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024