minute

Example Sentences

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"Your heart sinks when you're faced with another terrible situation... but within minutes officers were at the scene working hard to preserve life," said Beck.

From BBC

“But the minute he starts talking, everybody thinks the same thing: ‘Coach, you may have some more maturity and life experiences now that you’re married and have kids, but you’re exactly the same.’”

From Los Angeles Times

But he said the man insisted Dunlap see the “bossman” and left him in the glass room for about five minutes as he went to get a higher-up.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the drivers, a woman with a small dog in her lap, spoke to the other driver through her window for a few minutes, catching up.

From Los Angeles Times

I told him I felt like I was in over my head and mentioned that my husband was a police officer who would be home in 20 minutes.

From MarketWatch