on the subject of
Example Sentences
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In November Mr. Eberstadt published “America’s Human Arithmetic,” a collection of essays mainly on the subject of labor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Reading the first few sentences of your letter, one thing was obvious: You and your sister would come a cropper on the subject of the fair market value of this house.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026
Rory McIlroy, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning last year's Masters, spoke on the subject of players returning to the PGA Tour from LIV in the "Stick to Football" podcast.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
The late Norman Lear, who produced “The Jeffersons” and “Good Times” alongside “Sanford,” sounds a little patronizing, or perhaps just defensive, on the subject of not using Black writers on his Black shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
She was silent on the subject of Tata Ndu as a houseguest.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
