minor in

phrasal verb

minored in; minoring in; minors in

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web As spelled out on his own campaign website, Trump’s 2024 promises include a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in all 50 states, along with pulling Medicaid and Medicare funding for any hospital that offers treatments like puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy to minor patients. —

Nico Lang, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024 The 23-year-old graduated from King’s College London with a degree in management science with a minor in coding. —

Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024 Among independent voters, 56% opposed criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors in a March 2023 NPR/PBS/Marist poll, compared to 45% who opposed bans in an NPR/Ipsos poll the previous June. —

Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 19 July 2024 But these issues were very minor in the grand scheme of things. —

Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for minor in

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