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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Even human transcriptionists can encounter challenges when faced with tight deadlines or the need for familiarity with the subject matter.
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Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The sun is hardly novel subject matter, but Zea eludes cliché through abstraction.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
But the production — momentous in its subject matter, human in its theatrical style — lets the contemporary parallels speak for themselves.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Advertisement The subject matter of the topics impacted the amount of emissions produced.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 19 June 2025
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Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The sun is hardly novel subject matter, but Zea eludes cliché through abstraction.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
But the production — momentous in its subject matter, human in its theatrical style — lets the contemporary parallels speak for themselves.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Advertisement The subject matter of the topics impacted the amount of emissions produced.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 19 June 2025
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“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subject%20matter. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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