SUBJECT in a Sentence

Learn SUBJECT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for SUBJECT, such as:
1. Verb and subject must agree in person.
2. I am quite unqualified to talk on this subject.
3. He's giving a broad brush approach to the subject.
4. Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject.
5. The author illuminates the subject with many examples.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SUBJECT
subject
 n.  a person who owes allegiance to that nation
 a.  being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Clerval, whose eyes and feelings were always quick in discerning the sensations of others, declined the subject, alleging, in excuse, his total ignorance; and the conversation took a more general turn.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
2  Krempe had now commenced an eulogy on himself, which happily turned the conversation from a subject that was so annoying to me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
3  It was an historical subject, painted at my father's desire, and represented Caroline Beaufort in an agony of despair, kneeling by the coffin of her dead father.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
4  He sat up much longer, conversing with his father, and by the frequent repetition of her name I conjectured that their lovely guest was the subject of their conversation.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
5  The expression of your sentiments of this subject, my dear Victor, gives me more pleasure than I have for some time experienced.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
6  But a blight had come over my existence, and I only visited these people for the sake of the information they might give me on the subject in which my interest was so terribly profound.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
7  The conclusion of this speech convinced my father that my ideas were deranged, and he instantly changed the subject of our conversation and endeavoured to alter the course of my thoughts.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
8  The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
9  I waited but she didn't say any more, and after a moment I returned rather feebly to the subject of her daughter.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
10  "Now you're started on the subject," she answered with a wan smile.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
11  "Anyhow he gives large parties," said Jordan, changing the subject with an urbane distaste for the concrete.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
12  When the subject of this instinctive trust returned to the table and sat down Mr. Wolfshiem drank his coffee with a jerk and got to his feet.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
13  But the sea in those old times heaved, swelled, and foamed very much at its own will, or subject only to the tempestuous wind, with hardly any attempts at regulation by human law.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXI. THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY
14  His subject, it appeared, had been the relation between the Deity and the communities of mankind, with a special reference to the New England which they were here planting in the wilderness.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
15  It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIV. CONCLUSION
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The books in the library are classified by/according to subject.
2  The books in the library are classified according to subject.
3  The movie has been rated 'R' due to adult subject matter.
4  Verb and subject must agree in person.
5  Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest.
6  I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.
7  I am quite unqualified to talk on this subject.
8  It's a science in that it can be measured by results and is subject to methodological analysis.
9  The issue of animal experimentation is an emotive subject.
10  He's giving a broad brush approach to the subject.
11  She wrote a seminal article on the subject while she was still a student.
12  Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject.
13  Author and subject indexes are available on a library database.
14  The author illuminates the subject with many examples.
15  He is out of question the greatest authority on this subject now living.