minutes
Example Sentences
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Ordered to flee their homes as wildfires raged nearby, Spanish villagers often only had minutes to seize what they could: most pets were banned and some had no chance to grab their medicine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Another resident reported that, in April, a Waymo was idling for more than five minutes in front of the entrance to a church parking garage during a Sunday service, preventing parishioners from entering and exiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The two people were pulled from the water off Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, at about 21:45 BST on Sunday, about 15 minutes after HM Coastguard said rescue personnel were called.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"He will play probably in the last game of this tour and he will have time to have minutes."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Now I was due at the store in forty minutes, and there was nothing to do but break it to her outright.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
