subject matter
Example Sentences
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It’s a chance, she says, to amplify the play’s wackiness, which she believes helps puts audiences at ease and makes its difficult subject matter easier to digest.
From Los Angeles Times
With such a heavy subject matter, Clunes says he deals with it by being a "little facetious", despite taking his work seriously.
From BBC
Comedy is also front and centre of the film, despite its serious subject matter.
From BBC
“Every Brilliant Thing” makes for an unexpectedly buoyant evening of theater, but it never makes funny fodder of its dark subject matter.
Glass’ subject matter varies widely in epochs and ethoses, from ancient Egypt to Walt Disney’s Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times
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