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
• 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
• 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
• To counterbalance the strong eye look, the rest of the beauty was more muted.
  — Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2022
• Choose from 11 colors, such as muted navy and bright pink.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 May 2024
• The muted green color, all-encompassing on the walls 70 years ago, is still found at the base of the walls.
  — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
• Their arc, like the others, is cast in muted, melancholic tones.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
• Jin, who doesn’t want to stand out from his peers, dresses in muted hoodies and T-shirts.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 27 May 2023
• Across its two albums, the group has made a fuzzy kind of dream pop that scratches the brain with its muted textures.
  — The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
• The moves were more muted than in Asia, however, with the euro strengthening around 0.5% against the dollar and British sterling rising 0.1% against the greenback.
  — Dylan Butts,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
• Now as governor of a state that Harris easily won but where Trump got more than 35% of the vote, Healey has sounded more muted in her criticism.
  — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Jan 2025