Major means: Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Related words include minor or study. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Major in practice.

Common word

Major in a sentence

Major | Majority | Majors | Majoring | Majorities | Majorly | Majored | Majorca | Majoritarian

Major meaning

  1. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
  2. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
  3. Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.

Synonyms of Major

minor study statesman john roy major john r. major john major commissioned military officer senior better stellar starring star prima leading solon

Major in Dutch

majoor hoofdvak

Example sentences (20)

Bushfire smoke has shrouded Australia’s major cities in toxic haze for weeks, causing major public health concerns.

Mid-major San Diego State played in the national championship game after beating mid-major FAU in the Final Four.

Asad Umar termed water supply “a major issue of Karachi”, and added that the second major problem was transportation.

An avid RVer, he has been profiled on all major TV networks and in hundreds of major newspapers and magazines.

Volume in Palladium has been steady for the last several major months (major months are at each quarter end).

Two major carbon transportation and storage projects in Teesside and Humber have taken a major step forward.

Another sign that can tell that you should change your college major is if your current major doesn’t highlight your skills.

An engineering major, he now works in quality control for a major corporation that offers solid benefits.

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Finally, the Major Ports Authorities Act, 2021 was passed, repealing the Major Port Trust Act of 1963.

Just Google Lord Beaverbrook…they sold it, resold it for a major major set of money,” he declared.

It was his fifth major victory overall and he became the first LIV golfer to win a major event.

Activision executes another major ban wave for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare after learning to catch a major cheat subscription service.

The Republicans played a major role in creating the Great Depression and played a major role in getting the country up and running again.

Over the past three months, DeChambeau, who left the for LIV in 2022, has thrust himself back onto the sport’s main stage, major by major.

Graft is a major issue in Uganda, with several major scandals involving public officials.

Mrs Pushie said she then had major fights with insurance companies, who really try to ‘duck and weave’ out of paying for major claims like theirs.

Tokyo-based Space One was set up in 2018 with investments from major Japanese companies, including Canon Electronics, IHI, Shimizu and major banks.

Tara Gabelmann, a junior public health major, thinks it’s a major inconvenience.

While the major injury rate for 2022 improved compared to previous years, the annualised major injury rate worsened during the heightened safety period.

Amazon pays to stream 15 Thursday-night NFL football games, while Apple TV+ has agreements with Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer to carry games.

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Common combinations with major

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "major" in a sentence?
An example: "Bushfire smoke has shrouded Australia’s major cities in toxic haze for weeks, causing major public health concerns." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "major" from real English texts.
What does "major" mean?
Major means: Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
What are synonyms of "major"?
Common synonyms of "major" include: minor, study, statesman, john roy major, john r. major, john major, commissioned military officer, senior. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "major" in Dutch?
"major" translates to Dutch as: majoor, hoofdvak.
How many example sentences with "major" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "major", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word major. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.