minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
Examples of minor in in a Sentence
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Ohio legislators banned gender-affirming care for minors in January after fierce debate in the statehouse, overriding Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s December veto of the bill and joining more than 20 states that have levied similar restrictions in recent years.
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Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Last year, a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Arkansas was shot down by a federal judge, while those in Kentucky and Tennessee were allowed to be enforced by an appeals court after being put on hold by lower-court judges.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The curfew announcement from the police department comes a few days after the shooting of seven minors in downtown Indianapolis Saturday night.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Soon after, Arkansas’ governor approved a bill similarly requiring parental consent for minors in the state to open social media accounts.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
The boys allegedly walked into a bank and showed a threatening letter to the teller before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash
The FBI has arrested three minors in connection with a bank robbery in Houston, Texas, the agency announced on Tuesday.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
The warrant stemmed from the murder of a minor in 2022, the release said.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024
He has been arrested in connection with a May 29 group assault on another minor in a Mesa park.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
Francis, who was born at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, earned a bachelor’s degree in Government & Politics with a minor in Leadership from the University of Maryland.
—Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Last year, a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Arkansas was shot down by a federal judge, while those in Kentucky and Tennessee were allowed to be enforced by an appeals court after being put on hold by lower-court judges.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The curfew announcement from the police department comes a few days after the shooting of seven minors in downtown Indianapolis Saturday night.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Soon after, Arkansas’ governor approved a bill similarly requiring parental consent for minors in the state to open social media accounts.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
The boys allegedly walked into a bank and showed a threatening letter to the teller before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash
The FBI has arrested three minors in connection with a bank robbery in Houston, Texas, the agency announced on Tuesday.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
The warrant stemmed from the murder of a minor in 2022, the release said.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024
He has been arrested in connection with a May 29 group assault on another minor in a Mesa park.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
Francis, who was born at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, earned a bachelor’s degree in Government & Politics with a minor in Leadership from the University of Maryland.
—Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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