Definition of subject matter
: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study
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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.
Recent Examples of subject matter from the Web
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He and his staff also instructed staff not to put the subject matter of meetings on calendars.
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What better subject matter than Westworld’s most mysterious inhabitants, the adversarial, fictionalized Native American tribe of Ghost Nation, and particularly their leader Akecheta (Zahn McClarnon)?
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Most of the 80 students who took the class attended the study hours, because the subject matter is challenging.
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Her calmness and utter command of the subject matter (and) classroom inspired me, even all these years later.
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The film is a period piece but the subject matter is very familiar.
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On staying positive when writing about a difficult subject matter every day.
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This indictment deals with a limited subject matter: one aspect of the Russian operation-that involving social media influence measures - undertaken by non-governmental actors.
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The subject matter of the essays isn’t inherently a problem.
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SUBJECT MATTER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of subject matter for English Language Learners
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: the information or ideas that are discussed or dealt with in a book, movie, etc. : what something is about
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