subtext

Example Sentences

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We have not been giving the big guy his own entries recently, since he’s the subtext of all of them.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

That is exactly what he did today, but with a clear subtext: the events of the last 48 hours or so had crossed a rubicon.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

All this and a subtext of relationships among the leading artists of the period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

She became so important to me because I had largely built her out of subtext and this private part of her that mostly the audience was my biggest confidant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

I never observe anyone stealing, but the possibility is a persistent subtext of The Maids’ discipline and lore.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich