So politics is not just some fascinating abstract subject that we pundits and commentators talk about for amusement-though it sure can be fun at times.

Linguistics became an abstract and dry subject of little interest to non-linguists.

Names, resources, and relationships are said to be characteristics of abstract subjects, which are called topics.

Denning gained a first in all his subjects except jurisprudence, which he described as "too abstract a subject for my liking".

And on such an abstract subject as God and the meaning of life.

But such abstract subjects didn't linger long in his mind with Anne Wane nearby.

That was an abstract subject, too boring for the electronic media.

Now Sís has moved to a more abstract and, perhaps surprisingly, even more captivating subject: dance.

It was as if they were debating an abstract, scholarly subject.

It's such an abstract subject that I don't know how we would do it.