Example sentences for: subtext

How can you use “subtext” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • There in the privacy of the changing room I understood that the erotic subtext of Slates--the pants--was that there is no erotic subtext.

  • Dr. Evil's subtext of sexual jealousy has become his motive.

  • But once the idea of a gay subtext has been planted, Louie the Lilac (as played by Milton Berle) isn't just a villain who likes to wear purple.

  • Those proclaiming Nixon's return miss the subtext of their own proclamations.

  • A subtext to the reviews is outrage at the ending, which critics try not to give away but still bridle at.


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