subjective

Example Sentences

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Musical tastes are subjective, but the feel-good hit plows through all barriers.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The union does not want raises that depend on potentially subjective future contingencies, asserting that the district can commit to more now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Participants were tracked for up to 43 years, with repeated evaluations of diet, dementia diagnoses, subjective cognitive concerns, and objective cognitive performance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

"From a subjective point of view, it clearly created a hostile, humiliating and offensive environment for her."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The words musicians use to describe timbre are somewhat subjective, but most musicians would agree with the statement that, compared with each other, the first sound is mellow, the second bright, and the third rich.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones