minutes
Example Sentences
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He and his wife fled in minutes when their phones rang with the evacuation alert, and left their village Aldea del Fresno with virtually nothing.
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
Participants are asked to spend 15 minutes recording butterflies and day-flying moths they spot in gardens, parks and other green spaces.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Only a dozen people had gathered around 20 minutes into the vigil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
We stood alone in the room where a few minutes later we would return stripped even of the clothes on our backs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
