How to Use computer science in a Sentence

computer science

noun
  • She has a degree in computer science.
  • Nicole Luo, 15, is working to change the face of computer science.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Cook, whose work came first, was awarded the 1982 Turing Award, the highest in computer science, for this work.
    — Jie Wang, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2023
  • What has your work in computer science taught you about yourself?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
  • As a computer science major, Brown developed an app to bring the idea to life.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
  • When the program lost its computer science tutor, Lewis’ boss asked her to fill in — at her driver’s wage.
    — Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But this spreadsheet has nothing to do with my day jobs, or even computer science.
    — Kathy Pham, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Chopra, who was discovering a love for computer science at the time and idolized Steve Jobs, set to work.
    — Time, 27 July 2023
  • The new platform is meant to appeal to those of us who don’t possess a degree in computer science, or have, at the very least, a lifelong tech habit.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Her goal is to be a nurse informaticist, which is a blend of nursing and computer science.
    — Theresa Wiseman, baltimoresun.com, 6 May 2021
  • The year brought many other advances in computer science.
    — Quanta Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • My major has so many people that plan on doing a lot in computer science.
    — Monique Wilson, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Harrison plans to study business and computer science in the fall.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2021
  • While a lot of that work is computer science and math, some of the delicate movements are inspired by Grimm’s decades in martial arts.
    — Dakota Hill, oregonlive, 23 July 2023
  • To me, this was another genre of writing, not of computer science.
    — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
  • Even the computer science exams, to his horror, had to be taken with pencil and paper.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Liu mixed his computer science background and love of the outdoors to use spreadsheets and data analysis to help reel in enough Fish of the Year awards to fill a wall in his West Lafayette home.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
  • Where did your own interest in computer science first come from?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • For example, the number of non-white and female students taking the AP computer science exam is on the rise.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Oregon blew the lead and left with a 4-1 record while a bunch of giddy Stanford engineering and computer science majors jumped the railing and hopped around on the field in front of them.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Take our computer science reader survey and you will be entered to win free Quanta merch.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Named for Alan Turing, the computer science pioneer, the test is a way to gauge the capabilities of an AI system.
    — Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The 15-year-old loves problem-solving and math, and wants to study computer science and engineering in college.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The college student, who’s majoring in computer science, got them in a Blink membership pre-sale and paid over $1,000.
    — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The teen wants to major in computer science, eventually get his Ph. D. and run his own company one day.
    — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • This year, the state changed the law to make at least one semester of computer science a high school graduation requirement.
    — Arika Herron, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Beyond that, computer science is the most popular major on campus, having grown by 300% in the last decade.
    — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2021
  • But, with a master’s degree in computer science, Slava saw a brighter future in tech, and Taranov plans to join him in his e-gaming business.
    — Carolyn Colestaff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Lalit holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pune, India.
    — Lalit Patil, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Elez graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 with a degree in computer science.
    — Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

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