5 uses
- Jill was sobbing noisily on the bed, but at these words she subsided sulkily and, gathering up her clothes, retired to the bathroom.2.4 — The Supercilious Sacrifice (62% in)
- The pout faded, the high pink subsided, and Myra's voice was placid as a summer lake when she answered her mother.1.1 — Amory, Son of Beatrice (37% in)
- "Well," said Kerry, as the excitement subsided, "you're a literary genius.1.2 — Spires and Gargoyles (17% in)
- Amory subsided resignedly and drooped into a contemplation of the scenery.1.2 — Spires and Gargoyles (71% in)
- Amory subsided, and the subject dropped.1.4 — Narcissus Off Duty (75% in)
There are no more uses of "subside" in This Side of Paradise.
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