domestic science

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

After the Civil War, women trickling into co-ed land grant and historically Black colleges could study “domestic science,” which taught the homesteading skills necessary for survival in agricultural areas.

From Washington Post

Scientists are concerned the UK's domestic science budget will have to foot a bill that has arisen as part of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU.

From BBC

"At school I excelled at everything except art, gym and domestic science," she once said.

From BBC

He chiefly seems to think that football teaches girls “values”, like a family does – a reminder that for girls, football is a sporting contest second, and an offshoot of domestic science lessons first.

From The Guardian

This might involve segregating students into separate classes – the girls doing domestic science and the boys doing metalwork, say – which, in turn, implies what is natural or appropriate for different groups of people.

From The Guardian