Example Sentences

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Computer science isn’t the safe bet it used to be, so a lot of students are majoring in business, says Allison Slater Tate, director of college counseling at a private prep school in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Ravens are majoring in drama this season, and Lamar Jackson is coming off a phenomenal game in a come-from-behind win.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

The industry relies heavily on computer science graduates, yet fewer women are majoring in the subject.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2017

Residents of Boone or Winnebago County, Illinois, who are majoring in agriculture, agribusiness or agriculture-related studies may be eligible for the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships.

From US News • Aug. 4, 2016

They are majoring in biological engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, aeronautics, mechanical engineering, computer science and nuclear science.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2015