How to Use subject in a Sentence

subject

1 of 3 noun
  • I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject.
  • These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject.
  • Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.
  • Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.
  • The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.
  • The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of debate.
  • If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the subject.
  • The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and English.
  • Glenn got out and the subject started to run, the chief said.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The dearth of films about the subject is a double-edged sword.
    Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The subject of this road test is a perfect case in point.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Use the drop down menu to choose a subject and student group.
    al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The subjects, armed with a pistol and a knife, reached him.
    Daniel Shoer Roth, miamiherald, 4 May 2018
  • Ming says the work’s true subject is the light the artwork captures.
    Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Free and open to the public subject to available space.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • It's been the subject of memes and parodies and tweets.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2018
  • The next, the test subjects might be clad only in underwear in the cold.
    Rachel S. Gross, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The fate of the worm had always remained a tender subject for him.
    Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The subject of battery life is a touchy one for the Pixel.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
  • That is not true and our files are very complete on this subject.
    Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
  • The subject’s eyes are huge and dark, her brows thick, her mouth plump.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 26 Dec. 2017
  • There is no blood or gore, as if to suggest the subjects have been through enough.
    Julia Halperin, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Aliens, though, are not the subject of the current debate.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2020
  • And if that’s not enough to prove to them that sentencing is a subject ...
    BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Wilkins also launched a broadside over ads that have run on the subject.
    Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Today, the subject is what should stay out of the safe-deposit box.
    Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Then an officer said over the radio that the subject was armed.
    Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2020
  • One subject was able to pick up and drink from a bottle using the device.
    WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Amid a bad week, Facebook would like very much to change the subject.
    Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • If people want to hear from her on this subject, then why not own it?
    Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 2 July 2020
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subject

2 of 3 adjective
  • Email your answer in the subject line to crosswordcontest@wsj.com.
    WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Odds to win have been moving and are subject to change.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • Please put Season of the Arts in the subject line of your email.
    Jane Wooldridge, miamiherald, 10 July 2018
  • The card, of course, in wrestling is always subject to change.
    Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The plan will be based on a template from the state and will be subject to state review.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Be sure to check in with each place because times are subject to change.
    Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Tweets or posts are the subject line of the news releases and are not reviewed.
    Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2018
  • The drugs included in the study, though, are subject to change.
    Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020
  • His entire life has been subject to the rhythms of work at Tyson.
    Lauren Hilgers, The New Yorker, 10 July 2020
  • Only rarely will the subject line on an email pitch entice me enough to click.
    Amanda Schupak, SELF, 19 Oct. 2018
  • The bill could be subject to one if not two filibusters.
    Fox News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Make sure to type Retail Roundup in the subject line of your email.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • These are large companies that would be subject to the strictest rules.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The bill’s text is not yet finalized, and the deal is still subject to changes.
    Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The project would still be subject to state permitting.
    Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • There’s no better subject for that than the people and places who made him.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • Statutes are subject to change and therefore shouldn’t be viewed as deals.
    Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Strategic plans have been subject to a host of critique.
    Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Forbes, 18 May 2021
  • Retail stores may also be subject to the city's ban in the future.
    Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Note that prices and deals are accurate as of press time but may be subject to change.
    Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The court's opinion found that grants are subject to the spending limit.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2021
  • An example of which might be showing the subject dog two cups.
    Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.
    David G. Savage, latimes.com, 17 June 2019
  • Gun rights might be subject to the same kind of at-the-margins tailoring.
    Joseph Blocher, Vox, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Teams whose players choose to sit or kneel during the anthem will be subject to fines.
    Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 4 June 2018
  • Users with positive reviews will not be subject to the new rule.
    Fortune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Clubs that don't comply will be subject to fines, the release said.
    Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
  • When this happens traders are subject to what’s known as a margin call.
    Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • At the gates, all bags are subject to be searched and metal detectors will be used.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022
  • Times listed are subject to change based on how long, or short the other main card bouts last.
    oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2021
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subject

3 of 3 verb
  • Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage.
  • On more levels than any of us needs to be subjected to here.
    Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 21 Oct. 2019
  • To see how much blackfish could take, the men subjected them to more tests.
    Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2019
  • But their phantom fears subject us all to very real ones.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The question of why Tse would subject herself to such a deal is soon answered.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 22 Sep. 2021
  • But the capsule reviewer seemingly made a choice to not subject users to all of that.
    Amos Barshad, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The challenge from China will subject them to their greatest test since the early days of the cold war.
    The Economist, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Such a move could subject ghost guns to the same regulations as other firearms.
    Zusha Elinson, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Visa winners are then subjected to a lengthy background check that can last for months.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 31 Jan. 2018
  • This cooled the nozzles, which otherwise could not have borne the heat they were subjected to.
    Oliver Morton, WIRED, 4 June 2019
  • To sell through the site is to be subjected to a system of discipline and punishment.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The rule lists subject areas that schools must offer that are not listed in Ohio law.
    cleveland, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Who wants to step in front of that freight train and subject themselves to the rage and marginalization in social media and elsewhere?
    WSJ, 14 June 2021
  • Some of the comments that our athletes are subjected to are simply too vile to publish.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Visa winners are then subjected to background checks that can last for months.
    Author: Linda Qiu, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The Taliban have a medieval worldview, and their goal is to subject the whole country to it.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 July 2021
  • They are merged in a lab and subjected to chemicals and an electric shock to spur the merged cell to start dividing.
    Karin Brulliard, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • But first, the other inmates subject the newcomers to a trial of their own.
    Mitchel Benson, sacbee, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Do not subject them to physical abuse or allow ingress of liquids.
    Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2020
  • That would subject them to curbs very similar to those that have been in effect in Russia for around a decade.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Members are allegedly subjected to abuse and not paid a fair wage.
    Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 27 Mar. 2015
  • Any revenue the casinos make over and above this baseline would not be subjected to taxes.
    Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Luckily for all of us, Shawn Mendes did not subject his face to that process!
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
  • What a foolish, risky thing to subject the expectant mother to.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The new policy prohibits kneeling or sitting during the anthem and subjects those who do to a fine.
    Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 23 May 2018
  • There’s no need to subject Jones to that kind of punishment this early in his career.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • For a player who is subjected to such fierce criticism, that is quite some feat.
    SI.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • This means that the solar probe will not be subjected to full force of the corona’s temperature.
    James Rogers, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Footy fans shouldn't be subjected to a politicised grand final.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • No one – youth or staff – should be subjected to the violence that happens there.
    Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2017

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