How to Use change the subject in a Sentence

change the subject

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• Take a page from your mother's book and … change the subject.
  — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
• If things go off track, take a deep breath, change the subject and try again the next day.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
• Kennedy kept his about-face, as another guest soon tried to change the subject.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 July 2023
• From there, tap on the words to change the subject, then press Generate.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
• His backers surely would have breathed a sigh of relief and perhaps tried to change the subject.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
• Randall tries to change the subject and then mercifully is called away.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 May 2021
• If a friend starts talking about someone else, say something nice about that person and change the subject.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
• The ones repackaging a chatbot as an agent will quickly change the subject to the model.
  — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• If someone asks you about children, get ready to change the subject or walk away from the conversation.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
• Charlie asked, attempting to change the subject.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
• The solution is to change the subject, change your position in the room or, if all else fails, change the guest list next time.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Hyun-Sang tries to change the subject, but Woo Min is persistent.
  — David Opie, IndieWire, 4 July 2024
• The person said the campaign is looking for ways to change the subject and land more attacks on Warnock.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2022
• In the same breath, however, Woods was quick to change the subject to finishing drives.
  — Stefan Stevenson, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• The solution is to change the subject, change your position in the room, or, if all else fails, change the guest list next time.
  — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Just say something that sounds balanced and reasonable and strikes some kind of bland middle ground, and then change the subject.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
• What better way for Santos to change the subject of his own failings than by pitching a flaming bag of poop on your porch.
  — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 26 Feb. 2023
• In response, many on the American right decided to change the subject.
  — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 29 May 2021
• Having failed to change the subject, Facebook simply opted to change itself.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2021
• So far, most Republican candidates have sought to dodge the topic or change the subject.
  — Patrick T. Brown, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
• Whenever the headlines turned on him or his approval ratings fell, Abe just called a new snap election to change the subject.
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• His goal is to change the subject and have a different argument altogether.
  — David Karpf, Wired, 2 Oct. 2020
• This might be stepping away to practice deep breathing or having topics on hand to change the subject altogether.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
• Though the journalist opted to change the subject, Peretti’s emotions lingered.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• That’s why some Democrats and liberals contend Trump is simply trying to change the subject with his talk of a third run.
  — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
• By the ineluctable logic of Trumpism, of course the ex-President had to do something to change the subject.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
• Cold weather, with or without new electric outages, could change the subject of the elections to last year’s freeze and the legislative response to it.
  — Ross Ramsey, Chron, 19 Nov. 2021
• Last month, Kate was quick to change the subject during a visit to a school when one of the students asked about Meghan and Harry.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• An uncomfortable Lydia attempted to change the subject, but her dad kept going.
  — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• The president also took the opportunity to change the subject to the economy.
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026