MINOR in a Sentence

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110 example sentences for MINOR, such as:

1. Love was only a minor accompaniment.
2. I gave him a minor share of my wealth.
3. The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.
4. He had a minor operation to remove a cyst.
5. He had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.

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 Meanings and Examples of MINOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
minor
 a.  of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
Classic Sentence: (45 in 4 pages)
1  If minor errors were punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this arch rebel.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
2  Then they went in to lunch, and Mrs. Manresa bubbled up, enjoying her own capacity to surmount, without turning a hair, this minor social crisis--this laying of two more places.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 3
3  She seems a minor, and must therefore be at our royal disposal in marriage.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  Love was only a minor accompaniment.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
5  In the minor valleys, between the hillocks which diversified the contour of the vale, the fresh young ferns were luxuriantly growing up, ultimately to reach a height of five or six feet.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 5 Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues
6  In front of this was the grand central dance of fifteen or twenty couples, flanked by minor dances of inferior individuals whose gyrations were not always in strict keeping with the tune.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
7  You see all these isolated facts, together with many minor ones, all pointed in the same direction.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. A CASE OF IDENTITY
8  There are one or two minor points which were brought out in the inquest, and which are worth considering.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
9  And now let us talk about George Meredith, if you please, and we shall leave all minor matters until to-morrow.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
10  Well, well, the point is a minor one, and when you have Randall you will probably find no difficulty in securing his accomplice.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
11  Catching sight of Mammy's burden, Scarlett's expression changed from one of minor irritation to obstinate belligerency.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
12  And all because of a bit of minor philandering.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
13  Visitors presented no problem, for houses were large, servants numerous and the feeding of several extra mouths a minor matter in that land of plenty.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
14  There had already been minor scandals about those holding government contracts.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  The shrill, melancholy minor of Prissy was raised, "Jes' a few mo days, ter tote de wee-ry load."
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
Example Sentence: (65 in 5 pages)
16  Of course, minor mechanical faults sometimes occur.
17  Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.
18  The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.
19  We have made some minor changes to the program.
20  He had a minor operation to remove a cyst.
21  Seek common ground on major questions while reserving differences on minor ones.
22  He had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.
23  I gave him a minor share of my wealth.
24  The letter's survival is something of a minor miracle.
25  Badly fed children suffer a lot of minor illnesses.
26  The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.
27  She had no major complaints to his work, only a few petty issues that were almost too minor to state.
28  A business plan also allows investors to visualize the big picture, which helps maintain focus on the goals rather than on any minor setback.
29  But a minor point of clarification is not the same thing as a countering argument.
30  When the principal canceled the senior prom because some seniors had been late to school that week, we thought the draconian punishment was far too harsh for such a minor violation of the rules.