Example Sentences
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But after watching Sister Juana’s independent spirit ground into submission the day before, it was refreshing to see our Hetty remaining unsubdued and unrepentant even at the final curtain.
From New York Times
And over an hour afterwards they were still snorting unsubdued in the streets, as the last of the revellers trailed homewards.
From The Guardian
Jungle and plain and pathless wood— Depths of primeval solitude— Gaunt wilderness and mountain stern— Their secrets lay all unsubdued.
From Project Gutenberg
The Welsh were unsubdued; the French were plundering the southern coast; Northumberland was fomenting trouble in the north.
From Project Gutenberg
How dangerous is even one vulnerable spot—one unsubdued lust of evil!
From Project Gutenberg
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