subjective

Example Sentences

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The union does not want raises that depend on potentially subjective future contingencies, asserting that the district can commit to more now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

And unlike images—which can be distilled into objective gradations of red, green and blue light—smell is highly subjective, making it tough to standardize and calibrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"From a subjective point of view, it clearly created a hostile, humiliating and offensive environment for her."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Visual inspections carried out in person can be costly and sometimes subjective.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Primary qualities are objective; secondary qualities are subjective, in that they depend on our ways of sensing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton