How to Use subject matter in a Sentence

subject matter

noun

• She disapproves of the artist's choice of subject matter.
• I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing.
• The Menu, flirts with the subject matter by pairing food and death.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2022
• Here’s some books on the subject matter of World War II.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2023
• Is that just a byproduct of this world and subject matter?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2023
• The subject matter may be challenging, but the prose projects hope for the survivors.
  — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2022
• Who would ever think to set a song with this subject matter?
  — Jill Mapes, Pitchfork, 20 Nov. 2023
• The creators of Watch Night are hardly the first to go up against such gnarly subject matter and end up in a bit of a mess.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2023
• The very subject matter resonates with her and so many others.
  — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2022
• The subject matter is rough, but the film rewards the tough sit: The movie has earned wide critical acclaim.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
• Gabriel often returns to the subject matter of taking stock in the latter part of one’s life.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
• Talk about the film’s sly humor—a tricky tone to strike, considering the subject matter.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
• Lomax was a trusted source of news, no matter the subject matter.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
• What links the pictures is not subject matter but technique.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
• The visitor was a mother who was there with her child, and who objected to the subject matter.
  — Will Heinrich, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• Despite the dark subject matter, audiences and critics both love the film.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 25 July 2023
• The fact is, Black parents are [needing] to have these conversations with their 9- and 10-year-olds about the subject matter in this book.
  — Allison Slater Tate, Parents, 31 July 2023
• Regardless of the subject matter, film and TV sets can be stressful and dangerous places to work.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2023
• The project marks Steph Curry’s first foray into narration, and the film’s subject matter hits close to home for the couple.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
• The themes of Cousin are more difficult to pin down, as, in frequent Wilco fashion, the vibe of the music can be at odds with the apparent subject matter of the lyrics.
  — Jonathan Cohen, Spin, 27 Sep. 2023
• Klimek: One of the biggest hits based on Native American subject matter came in 1990.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
• The specificity of these conversations, even the subject matter itself, is a slice-of-life that video games just don’t play with.
  — WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
• For starters, there are the obvious detractors, those who do not agree with the message itself or the subject matter.
  — John Brandon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• The museum can be challenging for some due to its heavy subject matter.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
• The subject matter is undeniably heavy and something the cast has wrestled with.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2022
• The paintings in those shows were sombre in palette and subject matter, focussed on Busan’s past.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
• The subject matter ranges from trains and tractors to landscapes, flowers, buildings and portraits.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
• The furious sound of Moctar’s band, for him, is intended in part to reflect the urgency of the subject matter.
  — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2024
• Based on their reviews, their other award nominations, and their subject matter, the first two are shoo-ins.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
• In context, this disjunction seemed like a feature—an echo of the subject matter—rather than like a malfunction.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024