How to Use theme in a Sentence

theme

noun
Definition of themenext
Synonyms for themenext
  • The quest for power is the underlying theme of the film.
  • The album focuses on themes of love and loss.
  • The growing deficit was a dominant theme in the election.
  • A constant theme in his novels is religion.
  • The party had a Hawaiian luau theme.
  • Adventures are popular themes in children's books.
  • The playwright skillfully brings together various themes.
  • The rest of the house, though, must keep to a neutral theme.
    — Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • And that was kind of part of the - the theme of his - of his revolt.
    — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The woodsy theme carries through to the bedroom as well.
    — Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
  • Such a clever—and fun!—use of space is a theme throughout the home.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The pen proving mightier than the sword is the theme of the book.
    — Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Green becomes the theme throughout, thanks to the tree leaves.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Her studded gold bracelets and black streaks were a nod to the punk theme.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 5 May 2018
  • Guests were asked to dress in all black to keep with the black-and-white theme.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The theme of the special is all about facing your fears.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Graham returned to the theme at the end of his remarks.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2022
  • By mid-March, the state’s theme parks and schools closed.
    — Terry Spencer, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • There are a lot of themes in there that continue to track through the years.
    — Dayna Evans, The Cut, 6 July 2017
  • Flag aside, the skull and crossbones theme is found elsewhere on the ship.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2020
  • But the books those studies used varied in genre and theme.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Most of the trees are displayed in the great room on the first floor, and each one has its own theme.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2020
  • The content worked on is based on a theme for each workshop.
    — Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2022
  • One theme of the show is getting out of your comfort zone.
    — Anne Kim-Dannibale, National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2020
  • But at the same time, its theme parks have taken a beating.
    — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 7 May 2021
  • Each box has a theme and ships free to anywhere in the US.
    — Anna Hecht, CNN Underscored, 4 June 2018
  • The box set opens new vistas on the album’s themes and adds force to its pathos.
    — New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • The parry-only boss rush mode comes with a chess theme.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 30 June 2022
  • Each version of the badge had its own story line, based on the badge's theme.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2018
  • That Girl, that era of theme songs and a girl making it on her own.
    — Jessica Derschowitz, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2022

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