for a minute

Example Sentences

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Well, kind of: Let’s stop there for a minute and consider history.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

While they did stop and chat for a minute, “neither of us tried to make a move to say, You want to get a beer sometime?”

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

But you never believe for a minute that Cameron would make his heroine do anything that awful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

She says through the controversy she "never felt supported by them for a minute, they were absolutely unsupportive".

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

I waited for a minute, but Dismay was barking from somewhere inside the grove, calling me to Come climb this rock!

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles