| Domestic economic imbalances and disproportionalities are relatively muted. |
| Soft-toned trumpets and horns enter, menacing minor-key interchanges leading to high flute and muted trombones at the close. |
| The overall tone is a muted greenish grey, picked out by the stone statue of the Madonna and the abundant foliage. |
| The cotton shirtings with their muted colours are a terrific buy for the summer. |
| In Billy and the Bather, for instance, she sets a young couple next to a lone tree abloom on a muted, pastel plain. |
| Cloaked in a blanket of muted late-shows, he sleeps alone on the couch now. |
