How to Use minimum in a Sentence

minimum

noun

• Plan to let the mixture soak for a minimum of a few hours.
  — Ali Ramee, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
• To earn cash back, pay at least the minimum due on time.
  — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
• He has been sentenced to a minimum of 100 years in prison.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• But that, again, will be at the -- at a minimum, a long and grueling drive.
  — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
• Point in case: the Mariners got on base twice in the third inning, but Gray still managed to face the minimum in that frame.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 3 June 2023
• Other changes for the Santa Cruz are kept to a minimum.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
• The firearms offenses call for a minimum of 21 years in prison.
  — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
• Chill the cake for a minimum of 8 hours, and up to 2 days before slicing and serving.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
• If convicted as charged, Combs faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and up to life.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
• Light the candle for a minimum of 2 hours or until the wax melts evenly.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
• At the bare minimum, we are expected to know how to soothe our children to sleep.
  — Sarah Twombly, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2023
• The Broncos, of course, will be trying to keep the cannon fire to a minimum today.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
• So a general rule of thumb is to plan for a minimum of two years from start to finish.
  — Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
• The schools don’t have to publish salary minimums for teachers or share salary data with the state.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• Observe the animal from a minimum of 50 feet (length of a school bus).
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
• The authors said vaccines, at a minimum, do not cause SIDS.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
• Orders must be for a minimum of 25 cards, and shipping is free for orders of $89 and above.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• At minimum, the show serves as an hour to deride the maps, magic walls and needles that will inevitably rule the night.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• If the Supreme Court takes the issue up, at a minimum the appeal would probably drag on for months.
  — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
• If the bare minimum is rewarded with an A, why go above and beyond?
  — WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
• Some astronomers even think our sun might be in a grand minimum right now, or at least just coming out of one.
  — Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
• Right now, being caught with less than three ounces can be punished with up to a $1,000 fine, but there’s no minimum.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
• Rooms from about $650 a night; two-night minimum required.
  — Laura May Todd, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• The minimum amount for both deposits and withdrawals is $20.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
• All of them need an higher level that is at least 1 percent above the minimum for the region.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
• At the bare minimum, wear safety glasses and a pair of leather gloves to operate a grinder.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
• At a minimum, the Lions should be able to find special teams help at the position with one of their four Day 3 picks.
  — Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2023
• Above the bare minimum Some companies go beyond the 12 weeks.
  — Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
• Gaetz, meanwhile, is charging a minimum of $500 per video.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
• Make sure to reapply every two hours at a minimum, but more often if sweating or immersed in water—even if the product claims to be water-resistant.
  — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024