SUBDUE in a Sentence
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92 example sentences for SUBDUE, such as:
1. He seemed a bit subdued to me.
2. I must endeavour to subdue my mind to my fortune.
3. But neither laws nor lynchings can subdue his lusts.
4. God and his reason commanded him to subdue the earth, i.
5. The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
2. I must endeavour to subdue my mind to my fortune.
3. But neither laws nor lynchings can subdue his lusts.
4. God and his reason commanded him to subdue the earth, i.
5. The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
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Meanings and Examples of SUBDUE
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subdue
v. get on top of; deal with successfully
v. to put down by force or authority
Classic Sentence: (85 in 6 pages)
1 Sugar always caught more flies than vinegar, as Mammy often said, and she was going to catch and subdue this fly, so he could never again have her at his mercy.
2 Something in his prompt acquiescence frightened her; she felt behind it the stored force of a patience that might subdue the strongest will.
3 All alike had come to Nebraska with little capital and no knowledge of the soil they must subdue.
4 But neither laws nor lynchings can subdue his lusts.
5 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.
6 He resolved that nobody should be witness of his encounter with Tom; and determined, if he could not subdue him by bullying, to defer his vengeance, to be wreaked in a more convenient season.
7 Poor Jo tried desperately to be good, but her bosom enemy was always ready to flame up and defeat her, and it took years of patient effort to subdue it.
8 No doubt he had invoked the help of the Holy Spirit to subdue the anger I had roused in him, and now believed he had forgiven me once more.
9 Catherine was near distraught: still, she persisted that she must go home, and tried entreaty in her turn, persuading him to subdue his selfish agony.
10 Till she had shed many tears over this deception, Fanny could not subdue her agitation; and the dejection which followed could only be relieved by the influence of fervent prayers for his happiness.
11 Anne was obliged to turn away, to rise, to walk to a distant table, and, leaning there in pretended employment, try to subdue the feelings this picture excited.
12 I must endeavour to subdue my mind to my fortune.
13 But twofold is the merit and twofold the glory of those captains who not only have had to subdue their enemies, but also before encountering them to organize and discipline their forces.
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Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XIII.
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XIII.
14 God and his reason commanded him to subdue the earth, i.
15 So that God, by commanding to subdue, gave authority so far to appropriate: and the condition of human life, which requires labour and materials to work on, necessarily introduces private possessions.
Example Sentence:
1 Cops shouldn't use it to subdue people who are not carrying weapons and present no threat.
2 The streets around Place de la Republique are quiet once again - but like a genie unleashed from its bottle, the deep discontent across France is proving hard to subdue.
3 Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
4 The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
5 The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
6 He seemed a bit subdued to me.
7 Bob liked the subdued lighting at the restaurant because he thought it was romantic.