subtext
Example Sentences
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You don’t need to decide what to watch or decipher subtext and creative interpretation.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
Still, the subtext is clear — ”people’s art” refers, in certain instances, to artists who are more publicly beloved than critically acclaimed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
At every turn, Schoenbrun buries the movie alive, heaping layer upon layer of meta subtext onto it.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Allen Moyer’s set used conveyer belts to slide furniture in from the wings; Greg Emetaz’s misty videos included projections of Orpheus and Eurydice, a subtext in the work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Without Bunny, that is the subtext here, I thought.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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