minor detail

Example Sentences

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It is a minor detail for Armella, a background actor in the crime series "High Potential" who is as excited to get the nod as a movie star receiving an Academy Award.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

There’s just one minor detail that hasn’t gone quite according to plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Wednesday’s obsession with her writing and her continued futzing with her novel isn’t a minor detail that’s dropped in for character color and then forgotten.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

However, he also warned that that "the most minor detail" could yet undermine the process.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

I don't know how, but that's a minor detail right now.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir