mint
noun
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
has minted
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present perfectof mint (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The recent volatility has minted some winners—stocks in the S&P 500 energy sector are up 39% this year, on track to notch their best quarterly performance on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!”
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025
Awards-seeking prestige biopics are invariably part of the mix at Telluride, which has minted more than its share of celebrity-impersonating Oscar winners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
Why is unloading a fortune so unusual, in a country that has minted 50 new billionaires in the past year alone?
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
She has minted from the precious metal of her soul a life which, with the other lives of his day, will form the mosaic of his times.
From The Portal of Dreams by Charles Neville Buck
