How to Use minimize in a Sentence

minimize

verb

• We need to minimize the chance of error.
• The company will work to minimize costs.
• I don't want to minimize the contributions he has made to the company.
• Please minimize all open windows.
• During the interview, she minimized her weaknesses and emphasized her strengths.
• Plus pro tips on how to make the most of the good and minimize the bad.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
• On the north end of the fire, crews improved fire lines to minimize growth to the north.
  — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2022
• The curvy design minimizes spills and is easy to wipe clean.
  — Yolanda Wikiel, wsj.com, 17 Oct. 2023
• Use it morning and night to brighten skin and minimize the look of pores.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
• SpaceX took steps to minimize the chances that the problem would recur on Flight 8.
  — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
• To minimize paint bleed, roll in the angle of the stencil design.
  — Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
• The chance of error has been minimized by the use of recorded anthems.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
• Swedarsky did well to minimize damage in the fourth; Tanner stranded the go-ahead run on second in the sixth.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
• In this way the Black Blockchain Summit, at its core, is about minimizing risk.
  — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
• Oh, right, we were supposed to wear them to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2023
• And the sturdy design can be stacked up to 12 layers high to minimize your use of floor space.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
• Make the cuts flush with the remaining branches, also with the trunk to minimize the chances of decay.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 5 May 2023
• It was created to use the entire fish and minimize food waste.
  — Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023
• Choose your lane wisely: Stick to the middle lanes to minimize the risk of hydroplaning.
  — Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
• The problem is, the Browns can’t wait for Watson to get back to find chunk plays, or defenses will stack the box and minimize Nick Chubb.
  — cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
• Top of the line cameras may be able to record standard video in low light, minimizing the need for night vision.
  — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
• This step boosts the nutrients in your dishes and helps minimize food waste.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
• Zero-threshold entries — which have no steps — streamline the look of a space and minimize the risk of injury.
  — Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
• Working in this style minimizes rest breaks and ups the burn on the muscles—biceps, triceps, rear delts, and shoulders.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
• At the heart of this debate are parabens, a group of preservatives that have long been used—since at least the 1930s—to minimize microbial growth.
  — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
• Schedule your charges when electric rates are the lowest to minimize these costs.
  — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
• Bite down on the gauze your dentist has supplied to minimize bleeding.
  — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
• Vitamin C works hard to brighten the skin tone and minimize the look of discoloration over time.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• There are other ways to minimize the carbon your flights produce too.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Osmo fabric that makes up the Nemo Dagger is a polyester/ripstop nylon blend designed to minimize stretching when wet to prevent sagging (that can cause your tent to cave in) and any moisture seeping through the material.
  — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2025