How to Use minor in a Sentence
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There are minor chances of showers in the short term, as well.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
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Keep in Mind The cap has a habit of popping off when in use—not a big deal, just a minor nuisance.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
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Here is a breakdown of the disagreements — both major and minor — that led to the strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 July 2023
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One of the vendors was struck and suffered minor injuries.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
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O’Neal said changes from the original 158-page plan were minor.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
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During the course of this my father worked through three minor heart attacks.
—Howard A. Rodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
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While there weren’t many downsides to this pick, our tester did note that there was minor sweat but zero odor.
—Lacey Muinos, Health, 25 May 2023
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The woman said the dog, which sustained minor injuries in the attack, was leashed when the attack happened.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
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One is a minor refresh on the current model, and the other is its first version for kids.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 16 July 2023
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Fairchild was starting in right field in the place of Wil Myers, who Bell said is dealing with a minor injury.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
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But this isn’t any old revival with a few tweaks and minor revisions.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
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There has been one report of minor oral injury, according to the FSIS.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Three others were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
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The officers had minor injuries and were treated on the scene, police said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
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The boy was not injured and the girl sustained minor injuries, the CPSC reported.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
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This should hopefully remove any minor clots that might have formed in the nasal passages.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 15 Nov. 2023
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The union said five strikers on the picket line suffered minor injuries when they were hit by a car outside a G.M. plant in Flint, Mich.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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Both were healthy and active aside from minor skin lesions and mild cases of ringworm.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 29 Feb. 2024
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The four people in the GMC had injuries ranging from minor to serious.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
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To treat a minor burn, follow these steps:4 Hold the area under a cool tap for five minutes to cool the skin, ease pain, and halt inflammation.
—Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
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Knight was grazed by a bullet fragment in the shooting but had only minor injuries.
—Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
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One person was taken to the hospital for a minor injury.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
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Although Beyoncé has made minor edits to her show, the set list has mostly been the same.
—Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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The man sustained a minor leg injury after he was bitten by the coyote and was taken to the hospital.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
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This isn't just a case of a missing pigment or a minor discrepancy.
—John Swierk, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
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For You Canker sores are usually minor oral health problems that will get better on their own.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 30 May 2023
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April’s heavy rains Central Indiana saw minor flooding across most of its creeks and rivers.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
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The officer who was assaulted sustained minor scrapes on his knees and arms, swelling on his wrist and a small lump on his cheekbone.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 28 July 2023
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If the tape isn’t perfectly level, make minor adjustments to the tape as needed.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
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The Kings played Saturday without forward Anze Kopitar, who also skipped the morning skate with what the team called a minor injury.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
- The nightclub was shut down for selling alcohol to a minor.
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Vast amounts of it are being consumed, and a lot of it is being consumed by minors.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Sep. 2023
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Two were minors at the time of the incidents, according to the document.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
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And the prison for minors now contains adult women and teenage girls in the same facility as teenage boys.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
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Two minors were injured in a drive-by shooting in west Tempe on Thursday evening.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
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Women and minors have consistently made up around two-thirds of the dead.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
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The ministry says more than 8,000 people, mostly women and minors, have been killed in Gaza.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2023
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None of the detainees—who are all women and minors—had been convicted of killing Israelis.
—WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
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About three dozen of those prisoners, all women and minors, were released as part of the first wave on Friday.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2023
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But once the limit is reached, minors can simply enter a passcode to keep watching.
—Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
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This is because Delta 8 is still a psychoactive substance, and Texas law prohibits the sale of such products to minors.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
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He would also be barred from contacting any of the victims, Holgate or any minors.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
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The plaintiff on whose behalf the lawsuit was filed, a minor identified only as Jane Doe, was also a pitcher on the team.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
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Women and minors have consistently made up around two-thirds of the dead, though the latest number was not broken down.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
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The three minors were still in the hospital and continue to recover, police said.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2023
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The incident led to riots across French cities, with hundreds of cars and buildings set on fire and looting, mostly by minors.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
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Another video, sent at 8:12 p.m., showed part of the group, including at least five minors, walking hastily away from plumes of smoke.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
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Per the facility’s rules, minors are not allowed to go by themselves.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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The lawyer knew that even if Cheryl was put on trial, the state of California prohibited the death penalty for minors.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
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Criswell said that two of the people wounded in Sunday's shooting were minors and that a nineteenth person who was injured may have been struck by a car.
—CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
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The first state ban on gender-transition treatment for minors was passed in Arkansas in 2021.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
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The charge of kidnapping a minor carries a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison, with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2023
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Eight out of the 11 victims, including the deceased, were minors, according to St. Louis police.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 18 June 2023
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Lyft, the company’s main rival, doesn’t allow minors to ride without an adult.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Four minors were also taken into the care of the Division of Child and Family Services.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
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This type of work is considered too dangerous for minors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
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More than 20 minors have overdosed this year according to data from the sheriff’s office.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
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Several of the witnesses are minors and were identified only by their first name in the courtroom.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
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The bill also restricts surgeries, which physicians say are rare for minors and only done in severe cases.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
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The broader issue of bans on gender-affirming care for minors could eventually be before the U.S. Supreme Court again.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
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A normal 14-year-old who has a physics degree and minored in math and Chinese.
—Breanna Edwards, The Root, 15 May 2017
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Maki is a sophomore at SCAD and is a majoring in painting and minoring in art history.
—Quoron Walker, Courant Community, 6 June 2017
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Jake hasn’t decided on a future career, but may minor in music in college.
—Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
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Adigun is majoring in health sciences and minoring in peace, justice and conflict studies.
—chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
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Hefner graduated in 1949 and also double-minored in creative writing and art.
—Kate Beckman, Cosmopolitan, 25 June 2015
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Gardner, who is a strong catcher, plans to study business administration and hopes to minor in digital marketing.
—Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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T-Bob graduated from LSU with a degree in general studies, but he also may have minored in general mayhem.
—Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 9 Aug. 2017
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Clark started his radio career in 1945 after minoring in radio at Syracuse.
—Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2018
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Zeigler, who minored in journalism at the University Alabama in the 1970s, administered the Facebook page.
—al, 1 Sep. 2019
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Emma, one of about 20 Oxford survivors at the university, decided to minor in women’s studies, hoping to one day get a doctorate, maybe become a professor and teach students like her.
—John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
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But the book will also contain Ben's perspective; though now a skilled woodworker, Ben actually majored in history and minored in English and creative writing.
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 29 Mar. 2018
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The 2016 graduate majored in sociology and minored in Spanish.
—Danielle Dreilinger, NOLA.com, 14 June 2017
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Rhea Panela is majoring in journalism, and minoring in English and diversity at the University of Washington.
—Rhea Panela, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2017
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Volunteer doctors and nurses, some of them migrants themselves, tend to minor illnesses and injuries from a rudimentary open-air clinic operated by Global Response Management, a small aid group.
—ExpressNews.com, 17 Nov. 2019
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Most Auburn students minoring in German are engineering majors.
—USA TODAY, 11 July 2019
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Additionally, Rose is charged with three misdemeanors: reckless endangerment, attempt to elude and minor in possession of alcohol.
—Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 9 Aug. 2017
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Undergraduates now have two ways to pursue ethnic studies: Students majoring in history and literature can focus on the subject, and students can minor in ethnicity, migration, rights.
—Kate Taylor, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2020
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A normal 14-year-old who has a physics degree and minored in math and Chinese.
—Breanna Edwards, The Root, 15 May 2017
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Maki is a sophomore at SCAD and is a majoring in painting and minoring in art history.
—Quoron Walker, Courant Community, 6 June 2017
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Jake hasn’t decided on a future career, but may minor in music in college.
—Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
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Adigun is majoring in health sciences and minoring in peace, justice and conflict studies.
—chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
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Hefner graduated in 1949 and also double-minored in creative writing and art.
—Kate Beckman, Cosmopolitan, 25 June 2015
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Gardner, who is a strong catcher, plans to study business administration and hopes to minor in digital marketing.
—Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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T-Bob graduated from LSU with a degree in general studies, but he also may have minored in general mayhem.
—Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 9 Aug. 2017
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Clark started his radio career in 1945 after minoring in radio at Syracuse.
—Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2018
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Zeigler, who minored in journalism at the University Alabama in the 1970s, administered the Facebook page.
—al, 1 Sep. 2019
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Emma, one of about 20 Oxford survivors at the university, decided to minor in women’s studies, hoping to one day get a doctorate, maybe become a professor and teach students like her.
—John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
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But the book will also contain Ben's perspective; though now a skilled woodworker, Ben actually majored in history and minored in English and creative writing.
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 29 Mar. 2018
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The 2016 graduate majored in sociology and minored in Spanish.
—Danielle Dreilinger, NOLA.com, 14 June 2017
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Rhea Panela is majoring in journalism, and minoring in English and diversity at the University of Washington.
—Rhea Panela, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2017
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