How to Use subtext in a Sentence

subtext

noun

• The rich subtext of the speech was enough to do the job.
  — Jason Parham, Wired, 19 Aug. 2020
• This is part of the subtext of the idea of being self-taught.
  — New York Times, 7 July 2022
• Race is a subtext that runs through the case against Trump.
  — Camila Dechalus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• Which is not to say there’s not some pathos and dark subtext here and there.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 20 Apr. 2021
• No mention of the breakup was in the video, but the text — and subtext — was all in its caption.
  — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
• There's a Cold War-era subtext to the trip for both leaders.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
• And then there was the issue of class, the thrumming subtext of her work and her life.
  — Nancy Hass, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• All of that is subtext when Los Federales take the stage.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 24 May 2018
• Trump’s habit of making the subtext the text has rubbed off on some of the people around him.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2020
• The subtext of that sentence is the need for optimism among the troops.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022
• This is all subtext, but that’s the stuff the two of us grew up watching and loving.
  — Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
• The subtext to this drama gives San Diego Democrats a sense of déjà vu all over again.
  — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• That was the clear subtext of what the two were talking about with each other.
  — Fox News, 16 Mar. 2018
• The subtext of all this is the U.S.’s fear of ceding power to China.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2018
• But in Wall of Shadows, this is the subject instead of the subtext.
  — Erin Berger, Outside Online, 27 May 2021
• The subtext of these pieces is always the same: Please, for god’s sake, could someone just care?
  — Maya Singer, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2019
• There was a lot of subtext in Alex for Qualley to convey as well.
  — Thr Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022
• The subtext of Martha is that Stewart has been punished enough.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
• And here’s where the subtext of Wilde’s recipe-posting gets truly … well, wild.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
• Her joyful comedy has a dark side, which shows around the edges of jokes, in the subtext.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 July 2022
• The story is supposed to be about what happened, but the subtext is what might have been.
  — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• The problem for viewers is that the jokes don’t crackle and the silences lack subtext.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022
• Over time, the Meadows will plan shows with a music subtext.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Nov. 2019
• The subtext is that these guys haven’t done badly for themselves.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024
• Love, love, love the subtext on gender bias and stereotypes.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2022
• And the subtext of it was the law, advocacy, and healing.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 6 Nov. 2019
• Some of their customers were upset, but the subtext wasn’t that Dôen doesn’t care about the planet.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 14 May 2021
• Following the rule of the Trump era, what was once subtext has now become text.
  — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 23 June 2018
• People feel songs on different levels, and sometimes there’s some subtext going on in these songs.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
• The entire story overflows with counter-cultural subtext and the dialogue feels more alive because its actors were often improvising.
  — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Dec 2024