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Example sentences for "subdued tone"

  • I dare thay, Ripton, you deserved it," said Scarfield, in a subdued tone.

  • Whatever happens, I don't want to sacrifice you," he said, in a subdued tone.

  • The above conversation had been carried on in a subdued tone; and its topic had not excluded from the minds of the young lovers the recollection of the sad scene which they had ere now witnessed.

  • Both spoke in a subdued tone—but not so low as to prevent the Greek Brigand, who was standing near, from overhearing every word they uttered.

  • Every word of the conversation, which had been carried on in anything but a subdued tone, reached her, and though the head was unbowed as if she had heard nothing, her face was dyed with shame.

  • I should love to do something worthy of your gratitude," he responded, in a subdued tone.

  • I am sorry to say I can," he now answered in a subdued tone.

  • That is the instrument with which the wound must have been made," he remarked in a subdued tone.

  • It spoke in a low, subdued tone, and yet he recognized it at the first word.

  • The old man shook his head sadly and answered in a subdued tone: "I stood by when Herr Rojanow questioned him in the hall.

  • I have heard of her before," said Erminie, in a low, subdued tone.

  • Dorothea set earnestly to work, bending close to her map, and uttering the names in an audible, subdued tone, which often got into a chime.

  • Medical knowledge is at a low ebb among us," said Mr. Bulstrode, who spoke in a subdued tone, and had rather a sickly air.

  • Morley at the same moment approached Sybil, and spoke to her in a subdued tone.

  • I should be sorry to treat anything you said with scorn," replied Sybil in a subdued tone.

  • Mr Hatton, sidling up to Lady Maud, and speaking in a subdued tone.

  • At length she inquired, in a subdued tone, “What, then, is the counsel of Olitipa?

  • He added in a subdued tone, “And yet there is too much blood on the hands of War–Eagle; the Great Spirit is angry with him for it.

  • The skiff is saved," he said, in a subdued tone, which betrayed violently suppressed emotions.

  • The latter words he added in a subdued tone, and drew a long breath after having uttered them, his eyes again turning towards the dancing saloon.

  • To Helen this thought first presents itself; soon as it does, leading her to call, though timidly and in subdued tone, "Jess!

  • Well, I can't tell you here," answers Borlasse, in a subdued tone.

  • Even their conversation is hushed, or carried on in a subdued tone; the hoes being alone heard, as their steel blades clink against an occasional "donick.

  • Then to the older ones, speaking in a subdued tone, "Boyd is gone, and his aunt is much overcome.

  • Sir Norman, in a subdued tone, "and if such should unhappily be the case, nothing will remain but to live in hopes that he may be carried off by the plague.

  • Then he opened his lips to ask, in a subdued tone: "She has predicted the future for you--what did she foretell?

  • This was, however, uttered in a subdued tone, and elicited 'Shame, shame!

  • All this was said in a subdued tone, that papa, who was talking with Mabel, might not hear.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "subdued tone" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    always feel; certain periods; curly hair; drive them; full noble; fundamental principles; had already; half from; knew also; long pole; man who; mental action; more slowly; past experience; pound notes; subdued tone; subdued voice; the word; these things; thick slices; variation under; whole lifetime; wrong about