minor in

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.

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Key earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with minors in international business, entrepreneurship, and business administration, the Army said. —

Drew Pittock, USA Today, 10 May 2026 The Mercury News is not identifying the cousin to protect the identity of her son, who turned 18 two days after Jaxon’s death but is charged as a minor in juvenile court. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Last month, the Connecticut General Law Committee introduced Senate Bill 227 into the General Assembly, which would ban the sale of over-the-counter diet pills or weight loss and building supplements to minors in the state. —

Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 Tollinche has a prior unsealed arrest for allegedly raping a minor in 2025, according to records. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for minor in