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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There’s a long history of comedians using jokes to raise awareness of serious subject matter.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Where to watch: Netflix The Gilded Age Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes returns to the familiar subject matter of money, power, and class, albeit across the pond with The Gilded Age.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Where to watch: Netflix The Gilded Age Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes returns to the familiar subject matter of money, power, and class, albeit across the pond with The Gilded Age.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
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 19 May. 2024.
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