subjugating
- present participle of subjugate.
Example Sentences
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However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Aubrecht watches from afar as Yscalin falls to Fýredel, its ruler and populace subjugating themselves to the cruel dragons, desperate to avoid their wrath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
In nearly every tale that involves a subjugating force, the individual bucking the system may win the day but lose the war.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025
His administration has helped keep Russia from subjugating the country, which was part of the Soviet Union before achieving its independence in 1991.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Then Miss Worth, knowing where to look, reached out with all the potent power of her subjugating diplomacy to extirpate the roots of this melancholy plant that grew and threatened to overrun a beautiful soul.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett
