How to Use subgenre in a Sentence

subgenre

noun
  • So many subgenres of hip-hop have been made over the last 50 years.
    — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The Latin music subgenre has had a presence in the region for decades.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There’s perhaps not quite enough meat on the subgenre’s bones to gnaw on for 108 minutes.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
  • Which brings us to the musical subgenre within the the wide world of Wordle.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2022
  • As the search for the next Nirvana neared its 11th hour, lightning struck in the form of a yearning punk-rock subgenre called emo.
    — Chris Payne, Vulture, 30 May 2023
  • Yes, please go on; tell us more about our new favorite subgenre.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Scaling down the stakes aligns The Beekeeper with the finest tradition of the subgenre.
    — Giancarlo Sopo, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Regardless, Cuadras feels right at home in the subgenre.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • But the first two films, both directed by Eli Roth, represent the best of the subgenre.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Since then, hip-hop has spawned a mass of subgenres – gangsta rap, crunk and trap among them.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Of all the horror subgenres, the werewolf movie is perhaps the hardest to pull off.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
  • It’s been super-inclusive to all the subgenres of hip-hop, it’s been great to see.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The shift comes with a corresponding change in subgenre.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Forty-plus years later, William Friedkin’s attack on the senses is still king of the demon subgenre, if not the genre as a whole.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Certainly, all of the above will enhance a sports movie into that greater realm of great movie, not one reduced to a subgenre.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Then there are some classics in the subgenre, like 1996's The Preacher's Wife, which are always worth a revisit.
    — Cydney Lee and Kevin Jacobsen Published, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Welcome to the world of Fake Karens, an emerging subgenre of content that is taking the internet by storm.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • As recent entries in the subgenre have proven, there’s plenty of compassion to be squeezed from the slasher genre as well.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Evelyn Thomas, the singer who elevated the disco subgenre of hi-NRG, has died at age 70.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
  • Dauberman, who also wrote the script, is playing in the subgenre of babysitter horror a la Halloween or When a Stranger Calls.
    — Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • So yes, The Creator falls squarely within that sci-fi subgenre that puts the AI back into paranoia.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Detroit rap is the most hilarious subgenre in hip-hop right now.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • This sort of Robo-Franken-Hip-Hop leaves plenty of room for clever engagement and could spawn whole new subgenres of music.
    — C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The popularity of Monster Hunter on a mainstream scale kicked off a video game subgenre of its own.
    — Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The '80s were a great decade for satirical horror-comedies, and Brian Yuzna's Society stands as one of the best of the subgenre.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • It is regarded as one of the greatest wuxia, a subgenre of martial arts, ever made.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
  • These flights are few and far between, and the rules of the vampire subgenre are themselves only half-heartedly enforced.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And there's even room within the subgenre for comedy too, like the classic Halloween movie Beetlejuice.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 26 Oct. 2022
  • While her work is an excellent entry point into the subgenre, your reading need not end there.
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • As in recent years, the latest nominees represent a mix of eras and subgenres.
    — Ben Sisario, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025

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