sub·ti·tle
ˈsəb-ˌtī-tᵊl 
1
: a secondary or explanatory title
2
: a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent motion picture or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a motion picture or television show in a foreign language
Examples of subtitle in a Sentence
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Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
One of Team Downey’s biggest challenges was the language realities and the subtitles.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
In Macedonian, Romani and Albanian, with subtitles.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
There are more monsters screaming at each other without subtitles or much context than there is actual dialogue.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The subtitles are easy to miss due to their small size and tendency to move around the screen.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
The films are available with subtitles in 28 languages and are dubbed in some 20 languages.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
His point of view is not the dominant one; the subtitles allow the story to expand beyond him, immersing the viewer in the nuances of the Japanese language and culture.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
The man didn’t speak English and had to watch the film with French subtitles, Gagnon told The Post.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
The groups will all appear at the Roots’ inaugural Los Angeles edition of Roots Picnic, which, like the tour, is subtitled Hip-Hop Is the Love of My Life.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2024
The network placed straight-to-series orders for a Young Sheldon spinoff, an NCIS prequel subtitled Origins and a Sherlock Holmes-adjacent medical drama caled Watson.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
But that earlier series also kept its Japanese characters at arm’s length, never subtitling the language—a method that prioritized the perspective of John Blackthorne, the English protagonist who washes up on Japan’s shores.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
What went into the decision not to over-explain Bob’s accent, the use of Jamaican Patois or to subtitle the film?
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
The 2020 movie, subtitled Lassie Come Home, was structured around this incident, with Omundson's character also recovering from a stroke.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
The basic-cable network on Tuesday, ahead of its time at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, announced that the horror franchise will return for a third season and be subtitled Devil in Silver, with the new cycle based on the book of the same name by Victor LaValle.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
Silver Surfers, subtitled Sports Cars of the Sixties, documents Peart’s auto obsession.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
Noun
The cast of the 1993 follow-up, which has the subtitle Back in the Habit, includes Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jennifer Love Hewitt and a young Lauryn Hill.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
One of Team Downey’s biggest challenges was the language realities and the subtitles.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
In Macedonian, Romani and Albanian, with subtitles.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
There are more monsters screaming at each other without subtitles or much context than there is actual dialogue.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The subtitles are easy to miss due to their small size and tendency to move around the screen.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
The films are available with subtitles in 28 languages and are dubbed in some 20 languages.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
His point of view is not the dominant one; the subtitles allow the story to expand beyond him, immersing the viewer in the nuances of the Japanese language and culture.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
The man didn’t speak English and had to watch the film with French subtitles, Gagnon told The Post.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
The Dumpster Battle will arrive in theaters on May 31, both subtitled and dubbed.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
The groups will all appear at the Roots’ inaugural Los Angeles edition of Roots Picnic, which, like the tour, is subtitled Hip-Hop Is the Love of My Life.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2024
The network placed straight-to-series orders for a Young Sheldon spinoff, an NCIS prequel subtitled Origins and a Sherlock Holmes-adjacent medical drama caled Watson.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
But that earlier series also kept its Japanese characters at arm’s length, never subtitling the language—a method that prioritized the perspective of John Blackthorne, the English protagonist who washes up on Japan’s shores.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
What went into the decision not to over-explain Bob’s accent, the use of Jamaican Patois or to subtitle the film?
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
The 2020 movie, subtitled Lassie Come Home, was structured around this incident, with Omundson's character also recovering from a stroke.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
The basic-cable network on Tuesday, ahead of its time at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, announced that the horror franchise will return for a third season and be subtitled Devil in Silver, with the new cycle based on the book of the same name by Victor LaValle.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
Silver Surfers, subtitled Sports Cars of the Sixties, documents Peart’s auto obsession.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
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