home economics
Example Sentences
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He said that as a result, some schools had not been able to offer home economics, computing and technical studies classes to certain year groups.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
For much of the 1900s, family and consumer sciences, more broadly known as home economics, were a staple of educational curricula in most American communities.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
She competed in—and won—pageants and was active in her Baptist church, before getting a degree in home economics from the University of Kentucky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“It doesn’t,” replied Ms. Martin, who is also a Republican and taught home economics for 18 years at the Pittsburg School down the road.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Lucky to be sewing crooked lines in home economics.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
