domestic science
Example Sentences
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At her parents’ insistence, the young Ms. Hollingworth attended domestic science college in Leicester, an experience that did nothing to make the prospect of hearth and home attractive.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2017
“She was a domestic science teacher,” Marion said.
From Washington Post • May 28, 2016
Such schools acculturated Native American boys and girls and provided vocational training for males and domestic science classes for females.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
All shook up … Laura Elsworthy in Cooking with Elvis at Derby theatre Jill is in a domestic science class when she hears that her Elvis-impersonator Dad has suffered a terrible accident.
From The Guardian • May 2, 2013
English, as the most common language in the country, was used in teaching mathematics, history, geography, physics, biology, religious instruction, woodworking and domestic science.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
