Example Sentences

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“He wasn’t minding the shop” as state attorney general, Mahan said, pointing to fraudulent unemployment and hospice claims early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A related worry is that all this minding the social consequences of our choices can lead to virtue signaling.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Who knows if they’ll be minding the store at all?

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

When nearly a quarter-billion dollars can vanish from one state program before anyone truly notices, taxpayers are justified in asking who was supposed to be minding the store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

“How can you say that? I was just minding my own business, looking for crickets. They wanted to trade a cricket for my cap, and when I said no, they just took it.”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang