Examples of subheading in a Sentence
The newspaper headline read “House burns down on Elm Street” with the subheading “Arson suspected.”
You can find the chart in the “Financial Matters” chapter under the subheading “Mortgages and Loans.”
Recent Examples on the Web
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• Structure For Clarity: Use clear headlines, subheadings, bullet points and short paragraphs.
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Jeremy Fields, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Add descriptive subheadings to break up text logically.
—Guy Leon Sheetrit, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The article's headline was updated and a subheading added.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Leopard is Seal Don’t be confused by this subheading — a leopard is definitely a different animal to a seal.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
Incumbents are listed in the bolded subheading alongside their district number.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024
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Jeremy Fields, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Add descriptive subheadings to break up text logically.
—Guy Leon Sheetrit, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The article's headline was updated and a subheading added.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Leopard is Seal Don’t be confused by this subheading — a leopard is definitely a different animal to a seal.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
Incumbents are listed in the bolded subheading alongside their district number.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Subheading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subheading. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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subheading
noun
sub·head·ing
ˈsəb-ˌhed-iŋ 
: subhead
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