minutes

Example Sentences

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According to the doctor, the whole thing took about 15 minutes.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

For 90 minutes everyone tried to understand what they were watching.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“There was no quieting him,” Eleni, 62, said, noting the dog barked relentlessly for several minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I still had to wait several minutes to check in and then was told we couldn’t sit at the bar because those seats were for solo travelers with reservations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

After a few minutes of foraging, snapping, and binding, the fox and the badger stood back to survey their work.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman