liberal arts
Example Sentences
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Outside students from a liberal arts college are practiced in abstract analytical thinking—how institutions are made, what purpose they serve, for whom.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
He advised students in liberal arts to major in law, accounting, or Chinese literature, reasoning that these fields most commonly led to recruitment after civil service exams.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The goal is to push back on what proponents see as an academic culture that has lost sight of the purpose of a liberal arts education—and to do so from within the university.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
I am going to have to pick on liberal arts majors.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The division of the liberal arts is not accidental; it articulates a coherent system of thought.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
