How to Use political science in a Sentence

political science

noun
  • Viktoriia, a student of political science, told me that 80 percent of her friends were now abroad.
    Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 26 Jan. 2023
  • One of the other students, a political science major named Fatima who plans to be a diplomat, had lived in Kabul for just four years.
    New York Times, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The school’s political science department had not been approved to resume classes since the takeover.
    Christopher Sherman, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The convention is expected to bring in almost 6,000 academics in political science to the city.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • This sounds more like the beginning of a political science fiction thriller than a happy ending for humankind.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2022
  • Sari Kaufman flies to protests of the gun industry across the country while managing her political science coursework at Yale.
    Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Gomez grew up in New York and went to Brown University, studying political science.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Jeanne Zaino, a political science professor at Iona College, said that the governor was most likely right to focus on the issues.
    Michael Gold, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Williams teaches his own classes in prison: on the Bible and character defects, political science and civic engagement and ways to deal with trauma.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Sam is a sophomore at Amherst College who plans to double major in history and political science.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Howell, who was a 20-year-old political science major at Texas State University at the time, suffered a fractured skull.
    ABC News, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The political science major wanted to be like her father, who worked in military intelligence for the Army.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The groom is also a UA graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science.
    Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The curriculum is set to cover political science, literature, the arts and more.
    Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Patel currently has her sights on getting her degree in political science and law and hopes to help Black girls and women of all backgrounds learn to use their voices in every aspect of their life.
    Jada Jackson, Allure, 2 Nov. 2021
  • David Karol, a political science professor at the University of Maryland, says Moore has seemed in his element this week.
    Jacob Fenston, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In the classic formulation in political science, the power of the Presidency is the power to persuade.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
  • Wright started out at Amherst College as a political science major.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Lindley, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s in political science and is studying for a master’s in finance, said the NIL deal gave him a crash course in marketing.
    Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Sampson, who would have been a fifth-year senior this season, has degrees in political science and philosophy.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2022
  • Chad Kinsella, a Ball State political science professor, was less confident Democrats could win that district in the near future.
    Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Walker, a political science major, drafted the team constitution, and both worked to develop the club’s budget and schedule.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Suzan also developed a passion for political science during a class in her junior year.
    Sebastian Gracie Fultz, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Stump and Wentz wanted to take time off from school for the band — even though Wentz was just shy of graduating with a political science degree — and hoped seeing such an important show would convince their families to allow it.
    Vulture, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Uchenna Ihekwereme walked to the front row of the 150-person auditorium for a political science class at the University of Georgia.
    Meredith Kolodner, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Harris graduated from the school in 1986 with a degree in political science and economics.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Weber holds a doctorate in political science and has a background in statistics.
    Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Given the tight race, a recount might be warranted and could even swing in the challenger’s favor, Melissa Michelson, a political science professor at Menlo College, said.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Zimny, 20, implored her professor, the head of the school’s political science department and a university dean, to reconsider her grade — to no avail.
    Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Sanchez earned his high school equivalency while in prison and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Central Florida in 2017.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024

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