minted

Example Sentences

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At some point, you have to hand over financial control to your newly minted adult.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

In an address to fellow Mexican diplomats, the newly minted foreign minister alluded to the atmosphere of global tumult, without naming those responsible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A coin considered the "most beautiful" ever minted in Britain has sold at auction for £110,000.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Among the phrases he minted were “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” “their finest hour,” “the few,” “the end of the beginning,” “business as usual, ” “iron curtain, ” “summit meeting, ’’ and “peaceful coexistence. ”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith