major in
Example Sentences
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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
Bhoopalan’s college-bound daughter, Thea Babith, plans to major in international relations partly because she sees the field as more AI-resistant than her previous career target: finance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Yeilyn Espinosa, a 17-year-old student who wants to major in finance in college, estimated she will have to pay $333 a month after she graduates from Connecticut College, where she was accepted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Coogler's rapid ascent onto Hollywood's A list was hardly likely back when he was intending to major in chemistry at college.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Without telling them, she’d pursued a double major in French.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
