subtext

Example Sentences

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Yet the subtext is less important than the surface: The movie is simply a witless bore.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

The subtext: The United States is supposed to be a beacon of freedom and justice in the world, and instead is resorting to nefarious and un-democratic tactics worthy of the terrorists themselves.”

From Washington Post

But there is also a starker subtext to the brewing campaign.

From Washington Post

There’s a subtext to all this confusion: Appearances can be deceptive, and individual roles are seldom as rigidly circumscribed as people would like to believe.

From Los Angeles Times