Examples of subject matter in a Sentence
I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing.
She disapproves of the artist's choice of subject matter.
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Perhaps the most pernicious aspect of calls for affirming art is their reduction of art to subject matter.
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Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the rocker, the latest record features a mix of feel-good anthems, as well as moodier tracks that cover weightier subject matter — and MGK has been up front about wanting to be an open book through his music.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The subject matter also works in the film’s favor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The vaccine advisory group regularly reviews data and updates the schedule based on guidance by doctors or scientists with expertise in the subject matter, said Dorit Reiss, a vaccine policy expert at the University of California, San Francisco.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
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Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the rocker, the latest record features a mix of feel-good anthems, as well as moodier tracks that cover weightier subject matter — and MGK has been up front about wanting to be an open book through his music.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The subject matter also works in the film’s favor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The vaccine advisory group regularly reviews data and updates the schedule based on guidance by doctors or scientists with expertise in the subject matter, said Dorit Reiss, a vaccine policy expert at the University of California, San Francisco.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subject matter
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“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subject%20matter. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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