The director balanced the main narrative with a subtle subplot about forgiveness that added emotional depth.

The screenwriter decided to subplot the film by weaving in a quiet romance between two supporting characters.

The novelist spent the winter subplotting several minor romances that would intersect with the main plot.

The novelist subplotted a childhood friendship that later explained the protagonist's choices.

The novel's subplots add depth to the main narrative without distracting from it.

In the writers' room, the subplotter quietly mapped secondary conflicts that would enrich the main story.

The novelist blamed the subplotters for the story's distracting side arcs, even though those arcs were essential to character development.