minutes

/ (ˈmɪnɪts) /

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pl n

an official record of the proceedings of a meeting, conference, convention, etc

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How to use minutes in a sentence

At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.
Donald Trump Fires Woman For Not Calling Bill Cosby|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Within minutes, it seems, of the disclosures of these tragic events, large numbers of people chose a side and stuck to it.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Forty minutes later he says, ‘I think she may have chest injuries now.’
Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He appears only normal, even in video footage from just two minutes before the shooting.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Scalise spoke about taxes and government slush funds for a mere 15 minutes, Knight said.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Ten minutes later, veiled and cloaked, she stepped out alone into the garden.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
So after a few minutes I remarked to him, "Everything tastes very sweet out of this spoon!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Strathland would bundle me out in ten minutes if anything happened to Jack.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Edwin Clayhanger invited me to go over the printing-works at half-past six, and it's twenty-five minutes to seven now.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett

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