How to use "subdued" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "subdued" in popular movie and book plots

  • Realising that their time together is nearly over, both spend the evening in subdued contemplation.  - Kate & Leopold
  • He is subdued and locked in the hold but escapes.  - Tintin and the Golden Fleece
  • Kong bursts through the gate and attempts to get her back, killing several sailors, but is subdued when Carl knocks him out with chloroform.  - King Kong (2005 film)
  • Caught in a firefight, Batou nearly kills the store owner in confusion, but is subdued when Ishikawa appears.  - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
  • He tries to escape but is subdued by Weston and Devine.  - Out of the Silent Planet
  • Woods is also shot and subdued by other arriving Secret Service agents for abduction, assault, arson, and attempted murder.  - First Kid
  • His room is sparse and draped in subdued colors; its only decoration is a small painting of a woman on the beach, arm raised to block the sun.  - Barton Fink
  • Rod arrives just as Vince is being subdued and announces the police are on their way to arrest Vince for stealing.  - Fierce Creatures
  • Briefly subdued by the team, Gozer disappears, but her voice echoes that the "destructor" will follow, taking a form chosen by the team.  - Ghostbusters
  • Dragline carries Luke outside, then charges at Boss Godfrey and attempts to strangle him until he is beaten and subdued by the other guards.  - Cool Hand Luke
  • Now caught, Price tries to alert the Germans, but he is quickly subdued by the other men, who now forgive Sefton.  - Stalag 17
  • The atmosphere is subdued due to recent incidents of cattle-rustling.  - The Ox-Bow Incident
  • A Jamaican gangster named Nesta arrives and is subdued by John, who asks about Screwface.  - Marked for Death
  • Curley and Carlson look on, unable to comprehend the subdued mood of the two men.  - Of Mice and Men
  • Valjean tries to escape through a window but is subdued and tied up.  - Les Misérables
  • Tony tries to lead her away, but is subdued by Double J and Joey, and sullenly leaves with the group in the car.  - Saturday Night Fever

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