How to Use have a minute/moment/second in a Sentence
have a minute/moment/second
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What an honor to have a moment to talk 🎸 with the one and only #maxmartin.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
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To have a moment to sit and digest and think about it and talk about it, maybe watch it again to try to understand it.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
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The couple is hoping to have a second child soon, perhaps without the help of a doula this time.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
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But probably the purpose of an award show at this moment in time is to have a moment away from all that.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
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For a while, no one style seemed to be reigning supreme (though tiny frames did have a moment recently).
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
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At this point, the only way the Heat could have a second player in the All-Star Game is as an injury replacement.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
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The all-Democratic council has long worked to help those who served their time have a second chance at success.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
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Overall, the trailer has restored my faith that classic movies can have a second life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 July 2023
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Usher and Foster went on to have a second son, Naviyd Ely, in December 2008.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
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Get creative with your recycling; that stuff in your blue bin might have a second (or third) life — as a pizza box or a toy.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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But now, customers have a second chance to witness the path of totality from above.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
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Fortunately for lunar lovers, this month will have a second full moon — called a blue moon — rise on Aug. 30 this year.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
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Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
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Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
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Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2024
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The Dodgers have a second Ohtani bobblehead night scheduled in August.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
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An old Northgate Mall department store will have a second life.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023
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Black lip shades While doll-like blush is expected to have a moment this year, black lip liner and lipstick is the ideal pairing.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
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The couple also plans to have a second wedding this fall in California, where Sprouse was raised.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 July 2023
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Karlie Kloss and Josh Kushner have a second wedding in Wyoming.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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One officer too injured to work was discovered to have a second job as a stunt double.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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Martinis continue to have a moment, but kick the classic drink up with a few dashes of jalapeno simple syrup.
—Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 3 May 2024
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In July, the legislature did so — but the new map still didn’t have a second majority-Black seat.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
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Every Premier League game will have a minute of silence followed by the national anthem.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
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Original Wood Flooring Old-style wood floors are also starting to have a moment.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024
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The pic could have a second life on home entertainment, as well as do solid business in some overseas markets.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
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Hit shows can have a second life on streaming platforms and result in actors getting paid again for that earlier work.
—David Arditi, Fortune, 19 July 2023
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From there, the Panthers should have a second platoon that mostly features upside players with special teams skills.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
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After welcoming their oldest son Mason in 2007, the couple struggled to have a second child.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
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Not getting along with siblings is lonely, too, just with no privacy; does that mean parents who have a second kid should feel guiltier?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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