minor

Example Sentences

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The agency found that almost all of the reported crashes involved minor property-damage claims with no reported incidents involving an injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“They arrested him and took everything we had. Our home. Our clothes,” the pastor said, adding that he was left to care for his minor siblings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Israel's emergency services said a 45‑year‑old man was treated for minor injuries from glass shrapnel in the central city of Bnei Brak.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

And some minor children who inherit IRAs must take annual withdrawals from them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

When I started my journey, it was as if all the obstacles in my way weren’t really obstacles at all —just minor annoyances.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff