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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Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The original subtitle for American Idol was The Search for a Superstar, and, in a few cases, their mission was accomplished.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 1 May 2024
Yet with the benefit of hindsight, the wisest move here frankly would have been to dispense with the people entirely, provide a few subtitles and just go straight to the battles, jettisoning what meager plot there is.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The girl takes the tin and the poem’s lyrics are revealed later in subtitles over a simple, haunting piano tune.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
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
Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Despite Nguyen’s novel being written in English, Vietnamese and French had to be spoken and subtitled in the show.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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
Noun
None of them was deterred from watching by language barriers, subtitles or accessibility — many had to track down episodes on YouTube or small streamers.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The original subtitle for American Idol was The Search for a Superstar, and, in a few cases, their mission was accomplished.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 1 May 2024
Yet with the benefit of hindsight, the wisest move here frankly would have been to dispense with the people entirely, provide a few subtitles and just go straight to the battles, jettisoning what meager plot there is.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The girl takes the tin and the poem’s lyrics are revealed later in subtitles over a simple, haunting piano tune.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
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
Verb
The network will also introduce a new NCIS series in the 2024-25 season, a prequel subtitled Origins that follows a younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Austin Stowell).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Despite Nguyen’s novel being written in English, Vietnamese and French had to be spoken and subtitled in the show.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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
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