How to Use minor in in a Sentence
minor in
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But these issues were very minor in the grand scheme of things.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
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The warrant stemmed from the murder of a minor in 2022, the release said.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024
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The stock’s more than 4% decline over the past two sessions is minor in the context of its 20% year-to-date gains.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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There were arrests of four adults and three minors in March in connection with the Lord case.
—Christina Avery, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
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This is on top of the aspect of the new law that forbids gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2023
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An error, for example, might be minor in the grand scheme.
—Hanna Hart, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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The boy was charged with theft, being a minor in possession of a gun and possessing a weapon on school grounds.
—Bonny Chu, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The student was charged as a minor in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm on school premises.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024
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This is about a case in which a minor in Louisiana got pregnant.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
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Arkansas was the first state to pass a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in 2021.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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Parents and legal guardians can apply on behalf of minors in their care.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
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There’s a particularly hard G minor in that one, a bar chord, and my fingers would be all sore.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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In 2012, the University of Arizona became the first four-year college to offer a minor in hip-hop.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
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The 16-year-old was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Court records show Young was charged with providing alcohol to minors in March 2022.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
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Any unaccompanied minors in the park after 4pm will be asked to leave.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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Across the nation, student activists in the South, the Northeast and the Southwest continue to lobby for more courses and for majors or minors in the field.
—Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
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But ultimately, the track feels minor in the larger context of his career.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
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The footage acts as a reminder that there are real-life minors in these countries who have been forced by their circumstances to become miners.
—Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
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The Ohio Senate passed a bill restricting certain transgender rights for minors in the state on Wednesday.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
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In addition to Beaudette, an unidentified minor in the Toyota was injured in the accident as well.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
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He also is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The teenager was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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So minors in those states can buy nonalcoholic drinks but not those with low levels of alcohol.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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He has been arrested in connection with a May 29 group assault on another minor in a Mesa park.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
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Baltimore County Police arrested a 32-year-old man and a minor in the April shooting of a 17-year-old, a killing described in court records as a drug deal and armed robbery gone bad.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
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The case has attracted widespread attention, as now half of U.S. states ban or restrict transgender care for minors in some form.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 25 June 2024
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And already, numerous states ban such care for minors in the civilian realm, an issue currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Students can choose to minor in the program, earn a master’s degree, or get a certification.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2023
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The Wayne County Sheriff's Office later charged two unidentified minors in this case.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
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