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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This is not the content or subject matter that our children need to be exposed to.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Despite his silence on the subject matter, plastic surgery was tossed around during his Netflix roast.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Feb. 2025
The small group sessions will offer assistance for all subject matters for students in grades 2 through 8.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
As a dad of three, he’s been spending more time in sweats than not these days and has developed a reluctant expertise on the subject matter.
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Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined above
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“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subject%20matter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
subject matter
noun
: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study
the poem's subject matter
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