How to Use subtext in a Sentence

subtext

noun

• The rich subtext of the speech was enough to do the job.
  — Jason Parham, Wired, 19 Aug. 2020
• This is part of the subtext of the idea of being self-taught.
  — New York Times, 7 July 2022
• Race is a subtext that runs through the case against Trump.
  — Camila Dechalus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• Which is not to say there’s not some pathos and dark subtext here and there.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 20 Apr. 2021
• No mention of the breakup was in the video, but the text — and subtext — was all in its caption.
  — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
• There's a Cold War-era subtext to the trip for both leaders.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
• And then there was the issue of class, the thrumming subtext of her work and her life.
  — Nancy Hass, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• All of that is subtext when Los Federales take the stage.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 24 May 2018
• Trump’s habit of making the subtext the text has rubbed off on some of the people around him.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2020
• The subtext of that sentence is the need for optimism among the troops.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022
• This is all subtext, but that’s the stuff the two of us grew up watching and loving.
  — Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
• But in Wall of Shadows, this is the subject instead of the subtext.
  — Erin Berger, Outside Online, 27 May 2021
• The subtext of these pieces is always the same: Please, for god’s sake, could someone just care?
  — Maya Singer, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2019
• There was a lot of subtext in Alex for Qualley to convey as well.
  — Thr Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022
• The subtext of Martha is that Stewart has been punished enough.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
• And here’s where the subtext of Wilde’s recipe-posting gets truly … well, wild.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
• Her joyful comedy has a dark side, which shows around the edges of jokes, in the subtext.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 July 2022
• The problem for viewers is that the jokes don’t crackle and the silences lack subtext.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022
• Over time, the Meadows will plan shows with a music subtext.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Nov. 2019
• The subtext is that these guys haven’t done badly for themselves.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024
• Love, love, love the subtext on gender bias and stereotypes.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2022
• And the subtext of it was the law, advocacy, and healing.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 6 Nov. 2019
• Some of their customers were upset, but the subtext wasn’t that Dôen doesn’t care about the planet.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 14 May 2021
• Following the rule of the Trump era, what was once subtext has now become text.
  — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 23 June 2018
• At least unless the jury picks up on a subtext that isn’t quite the one Ms. Holmes has been selling.
  — WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021
• The subtext, of course, is the Buckhead cityhood movement.
  — Wilborn Nobles, ajc, 31 Jan. 2022
• The subtext, of course, is James, who very well may have played his last game in a Cavs uniform (in Cleveland, no less).
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 8 June 2018
• Strong: That was something to just set the subtext — put that in your unconscious and see what comes out.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• Somerville adds that both Patel and Lawler understood that the subtext to this scene was key.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2022
• The subtext is clear: Stephen needn’t bother coming between these women.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024