How to Use subject in a Sentence

subject

1 of 3 noun
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  • I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject.
  • These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject.
  • Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.
  • Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.
  • The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.
  • The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of debate.
  • If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the subject.
  • The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and English.
  • And the other, who was the subject of the 911 call, did not.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • Glenn got out and the subject started to run, the chief said.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The dearth of films about the subject is a double-edged sword.
    — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The subjects, armed with a pistol and a knife, reached him.
    — Daniel Shoer Roth, miamiherald, 4 May 2018
  • The subject’s eyes are huge and dark, her brows thick, her mouth plump.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Ming says the work’s true subject is the light the artwork captures.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The subject of this road test is a perfect case in point.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Use the drop down menu to choose a subject and student group.
    — al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The subject of battery life is a touchy one for the Pixel.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Amid a bad week, Facebook would like very much to change the subject.
    — Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The next, the test subjects might be clad only in underwear in the cold.
    — Rachel S. Gross, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2019
  • It's been the subject of memes and parodies and tweets.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Aliens, though, are not the subject of the current debate.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2020
  • This is a tricky subject, to say the least, and one that many of us are, or will be, grappling with.
    — WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Today, the subject is what should stay out of the safe-deposit box.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • As in many Bernstein works, the subject is a crisis of faith.
    — New York Times, 13 July 2018
  • There is no blood or gore, as if to suggest the subjects have been through enough.
    — Julia Halperin, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Free and open to the public subject to available space.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • And if that’s not enough to prove to them that sentencing is a subject ...
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The fate of the worm had always remained a tender subject for him.
    — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
  • And the trials have been the subject of intense debate.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • That is not true and our files are very complete on this subject.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
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subject

2 of 3 adjective
  • Please put Season of the Arts in the subject line of your email.
    — Jane Wooldridge, miamiherald, 10 July 2018
  • Email your answer in the subject line to crosswordcontest@wsj.com.
    — WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Make sure to type Retail Roundup in the subject line of your email.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The card, of course, in wrestling is always subject to change.
    — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • There’s a brief message in the body of the email and a six-digit figure in the subject line.
    — Wilson M. Sims, Longreads, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The drugs included in the study, though, are subject to change.
    — Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020
  • His entire life has been subject to the rhythms of work at Tyson.
    — Lauren Hilgers, The New Yorker, 10 July 2020
  • The bill’s text is not yet finalized, and the deal is still subject to changes.
    — Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Odds to win have been moving and are subject to change.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • The plan will be based on a template from the state and will be subject to state review.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The date was from three years before, the subject line: common sense.
    — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Twitter is now subject to the whims of owner Elon Musk, the richest man in the world.
    — Emily Parker, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Email your answer in the subject line to crosswordcontest@wsj.com. Download PDF.
    — WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Tweets or posts are the subject line of the news releases and are not reviewed.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2018
  • Be sure to check in with each place because times are subject to change.
    — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2020
  • There’s no better subject for that than the people and places who made him.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • Offers are to be emailed to jask68@yahoo.com and include Dutch Girl offer in the subject line.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Statutes are subject to change and therefore shouldn’t be viewed as deals.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Only rarely will the subject line on an email pitch entice me enough to click.
    — Amanda Schupak, SELF, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Ishbia will now be subject to a vetting process by the NBA.
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Gun rights might be subject to the same kind of at-the-margins tailoring.
    — Joseph Blocher, Vox, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Retail stores may also be subject to the city's ban in the future.
    — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
  • These are large companies that would be subject to the strictest rules.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The court's opinion found that grants are subject to the spending limit.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Clubs that don't comply will be subject to fines, the release said.
    — Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
  • The bill could be subject to one if not two filibusters.
    — Fox News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Note that prices and deals are accurate as of press time but may be subject to change.
    — Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The project would still be subject to state permitting.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Strategic plans have been subject to a host of critique.
    — Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Forbes, 18 May 2021
  • Del Mar and San Clemente aren’t the only places where the 140-year-old coastal railroad is subject to erosion.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
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subject

3 of 3 verb
  • Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage.
  • At this stage, Fox News is told the House will subject this to a two-thirds vote for passage.
    — Fox News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • To see how much blackfish could take, the men subjected them to more tests.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The challenge from China will subject them to their greatest test since the early days of the cold war.
    — The Economist, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The question of why Tse would subject herself to such a deal is soon answered.
    — Richard Kuipers, Variety, 22 Sep. 2021
  • On more levels than any of us needs to be subjected to here.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Luckily for all of us, Shawn Mendes did not subject his face to that process!
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The Taliban have a medieval worldview, and their goal is to subject the whole country to it.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 July 2021
  • The rule lists subject areas that schools must offer that are not listed in Ohio law.
    — cleveland, 20 Oct. 2021
  • But their phantom fears subject us all to very real ones.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • This cooled the nozzles, which otherwise could not have borne the heat they were subjected to.
    — Oliver Morton, WIRED, 4 June 2019
  • But the capsule reviewer seemingly made a choice to not subject users to all of that.
    — Amos Barshad, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • That would subject them to curbs very similar to those that have been in effect in Russia for around a decade.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no need to subject Jones to that kind of punishment this early in his career.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Such a move could subject ghost guns to the same regulations as other firearms.
    — Zusha Elinson, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
  • After all, wasn’t that exactly what the Spurs had just subjected their fans to?
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2018
  • Who wants to step in front of that freight train and subject themselves to the rage and marginalization in social media and elsewhere?
    — WSJ, 14 June 2021
  • Visa winners are then subjected to a lengthy background check that can last for months.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The best way to tell is to collect rock samples from Mars and subject them to the scrutiny of the most advanced instruments on Earth.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • To sell through the site is to be subjected to a system of discipline and punishment.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019
  • So John exacts his revenge, subjecting those who tried to con him to a deadly game.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But first, the other inmates subject the newcomers to a trial of their own.
    — Mitchel Benson, sacbee, 25 Apr. 2018
  • That will subject Smith to a mandatory 99-year sentence.
    — CBS News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • They are merged in a lab and subjected to chemicals and an electric shock to spur the merged cell to start dividing.
    — Karin Brulliard, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Some of the comments that our athletes are subjected to are simply too vile to publish.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
  • No one – youth or staff – should be subjected to the violence that happens there.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Visa winners are then subjected to background checks that can last for months.
    — Author: Linda Qiu, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Those can subject characters to forget court fees, be caught with a felon, or lose housing.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • This means that the solar probe will not be subjected to full force of the corona’s temperature.
    — James Rogers, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2018
  • After Wednesday’s leak appeared, the launch team moved even more slowly to subject the plumbing to even less stress.
    — Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sep. 2022

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