Minna
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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How she contends with her fear—and how that fear actually drives her to surf the biggest waves in the world—separates director Minna Dufton’s documentary from other competition movies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Japan's Mizuho Hasegawa took silver with 84.36, while 83.90 was enough for American Minna Stess to claim bronze.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
“We know how Ybor gets,” said Minna Cohen, a 23-year-old recent University of Tampa graduate.
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023
We meet newly married Minna, the daughter of German immigrants, and her husband, Robert, a police officer more used to dealing with cattle thieves and cardsharps than lost boys.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
“Oh, no,” Minna said, laughing, the sadness from before vanished like an early-morning fog.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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