minutes

Example Sentences

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Just 30 minutes later, his key worker Cookson put him down again for a second sleep in the afternoon, placing him inside a small teepee that was decorated in tinsel for Christmas.

From BBC • 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

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

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The astronauts, who set a distance record, landed in the Pacific Ocean under parachutes a few minutes after 8 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s what I thought I wanted ten minutes ago, and at first I thrill at this thought, that I could walk out of this building and never again have to return.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse