subtext
Example Sentences
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There’s little time spent on subtext, and even less on preaching.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
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
Given how much attention the very creative “Glitterball” devotes to the social and architectural character of Old Louisville, the subtext seems to be that Satan will always find a way, regardless of property values.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
This is just one way “Crime 101” completely whiffs the subtext.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Mozart’s emotional subtext, on the other hand, is disguised beneath the sheen of decorum and poise required of an eighteenth-century artisan.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing subtext
Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 2
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Still Life with Tornado
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Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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