How to Use muted in a Sentence

muted

adjective
  • The artist chose colors that are dark and muted.
  • The government chose a more muted response to the threat.
  • Their proposal has drawn a muted reaction from most observers.
  • The store has a calming palate of muted grays and greens.
    — Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022
  • These burlap bows can be put in the tree for a more muted look that still stuns.
    — Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Fill out the look with hay bales and the muted tones of heirloom pumpkins.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • For her, that meant toned-down, muted pinks and mauve desert tones.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • For Rema, he was most drawn to the designs that were in the muted shades.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 June 2024
  • His 32 words on the substance of the ruling were far more muted.
    — New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • The vibrant hues of golden hour gave way to the muted, earthy tones of not-quite-dusk.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • And the muffled roar of those big V8s sounds distant and muted.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 June 2021
  • But the face on my screen—my face—felt off somehow: muted, bland.
    — Charlotte Shane, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The muted off-white adds warmth to rustic and modern kitchens alike.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2023
  • As the night wore on, muted crowds watched with eyes glued to screens showing the results.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • One video featured Criss singing along and dancing to a muted song while McHale twerked to the beat.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Last year was more muted in terms of deal count, coming in at 58.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The degrowth movement’s answer is, at the least, a muted no.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 5 July 2023
  • The muted colors in the background—the pewter sky, the drab pastel walls, the dead white of the bus—seem to sympathize.
    — Rafał Milach, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • On the downside, the colors of this doormat are very muted.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At the end of his speech, some actors stood up again for him, but the applause was more muted.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Choose a color of your choice and blend to create a muted look on your lid.
    — Ashley Garcia Lezcano, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • White, black, brown, and cream all pair well with a muted green color.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The outdoor bar has a new look — muted blues, grays and rust — and a new name, Texas Tapyard.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the guest rooms date to the 1960s and have been redone in a minimalist style with muted tones.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • One that tends to move with the market but in a muted way has a beta less than 1.0 but greater than 0.0.
    — Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • To counterbalance the strong eye look, the rest of the beauty was more muted.
    — Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But that outrage has become more muted in the years since.
    — Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Choose from 11 colors, such as muted navy and bright pink.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 May 2024
  • Although inflation has become more muted in recent years, prices remain high and household debt is on the rise.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • Ensure that messaging around the vision does not become diluted or muted.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

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