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noun

theme

CEFR B2

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

In a sentence

Six example sentences with theme, each labelled with its topic.

  • Dinner conversation circled one theme all evening: whether the coastal road was worth driving in the rain.

    Travel

  • Water rights became the theme of every council meeting that summer, crowding out roads, schools, and the library budget.

    Environment

  • The founders agreed to keep pricing off the schedule so the theme of the offsite stayed on hiring.

    Startups

  • Housing became the theme of every doorstep conversation during the campaign, and the candidates quickly rewrote their leaflets.

    Politics

  • Rebounding was the theme of the halftime talk, and the coach did not mention shooting once.

    Basketball

  • The theme of the panel discussion was data sharing, and the audience returned to it in every question.

    Science

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