minding

Example Sentences

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A related worry is that all this minding the social consequences of our choices can lead to virtue signaling.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Present everywhere, committed to nothing, minding its own business and making money from all sides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Fifty years ago, Rick Monday was minding his own business, tending to center field for the Chicago Cubs in a game at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Monday saw what appears to be one of the biggest insider trades ever registered, and there’s nobody minding the store willing to find out who it was.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Bad luck for those poor ants, singled out while minding their own business amongst their brethren.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver