A minor
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A minor league team plans to launch in Irvine next year, and the entrepreneur behind it is pitching it as a way to provide fans with a taste of Asian baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
A minor injury, a serious infection, or even the flu can send the body down very different paths.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
A minor infelicity is the distractingly busy set by David Gallo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
A minor redundancy loss in one of the helium systems was mentioned at an early press conference and quietly resolved.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
A minor groundswell sounded behind the shower curtain, as though a rather delinquent porpoise were suddenly at play.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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