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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 on the Web
Viola soon took a related direction in his video art, exploring mystical and transcendent subject matter not being widely investigated in other contemporary American art.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Rather absurdly given the subject matter, the course soon shifted to Zoom.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
When the show aired on the original Disney Channel, a few episodes weren’t included in the lineup because of the more mature subject matter.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 2 July 2024
But de Jong never committed to a single style or subject matter, and that was in some way born of her omnivorous mind.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subject%20matter. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
subject matter
noun
: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study
the poem's subject matter
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