minute

Example Sentences

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But they said he was a challenge for supervisors and frustrated line prosecutors and federal agents, frequently turning in work late or at the last minute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

These minute variations were first proposed by physicist John Wheeler and are expected to arise in several leading quantum gravity theories.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

They are currently in a two-bedroom townhouse apartment, which is getting smaller by the minute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

I chanced it after it had been silent for a minute.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler