subjective

Example Sentences

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Here, the latter instinct won out: No federal law prevents Hencely from suing Fluor under South Carolina law, and courts should not dream one up based on their subjective sense that it’s a good idea.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Even with major advances in neuroscience, scientists have yet to explain how subjective experience arises from physical brain processes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But we live in an era when instantaneous certitude about everything, an iron conviction in subjective judgment in the face of objective uncertainty, is the only guarantee of a hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Other tempo markings are verbal descriptions which are more relative and subjective.

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