Example Sentences

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The notion of “grand unions” between lovers, strangers and friends links the collection together but the subtheme of water is also a unifying force.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019

One subtheme of his book concerns how horizontal gene transfer might influence our self-conceptions.

From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2019

“The subtheme there is that you are second in your marriage, that the military comes first and you just have to fall in line.”

From Salon • May 15, 2017

A subtheme is the overthrow of authoritarian chief executives and their besuited courtiers.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 2, 2014

The exhibition occupies all six of the museum’s photography galleries, each of which has been assigned a different subtheme.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2014