How to Use just a minute/second/moment in a Sentence

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• In the end, the kiss was cut down to just a minute and a half — still long, but nowhere close to a record.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
• Whereas the Tile Pro took around an hour to locate a lost item, the AirTag took just a minute.
  — PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
• And just stop everything else around you for just a minute.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
• Forget about all of that feel-good stuff for just a moment.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
• One thing led to another, and in a matter of just a minute, the side of the house was engulfed by flames.
  — Ashley Hume, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
• For just a moment before the action resumes, the show takes a breath.
  — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
• That’s helped show this isn’t just a moment for the WNBA, but a larger movement for the sport.
  — Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2024
• That lets your bones bear the heft of your body for just a moment, taking the pressure off your muscles.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
• The news broke just a minute before his appearance in front of reporters.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
• Sitting and breathing slowly for even just a minute can help.
  — Mayo Clinic News Network, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
• There was also a smooth 3-pointer that ripped through the net as Anunoby chased just a second too late over the screen.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
• Oxford coach Wes Brooks thought for just a minute when asked to reflect on his 2023 baseball team.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2023
• But to Sharon this warm August day had seemed, until just a moment ago, as long and as broad as the silence.
  — Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
• Station stops rarely lasted more than a quarter of an hour, and often were just a minute or two.
  — Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
• Miami was just a second away from reaching the NBA Finals, in a back-and-forth game.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 28 May 2023
• Apparently: The dream is to spend just a moment living with their lack of shame.
  — Esther Zuckerman, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
• What’s made the 18th so fun this week is its ability — even for just a second — to embarrass the best golfers on the planet.
  — Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
• In the clip, which is just a minute long, her wife Kirsten French is seen laying in a hospice care bed as a man holds up a phone for her to FaceTime.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
• Peter: Let’s pause right here to talk for just a second about what’s happening in John’s body.
  — Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
• That would be one of the reasons his garments feel so intimate—like they were made for a life, not just a moment.
  — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
• The wreckage The plane that had just a minute ago been safely on the Ahmedabad runway had now gone up in flames, just under a mile from the airport.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
• But this was that chance to go back and re-experience that magic for just a moment, and that is such a gift to be able to do that.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
• Remove from the oven, let cool for just a minute or two, and serve immediately.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
• In that game, too, luck seemed to be in Virginia’s favor: with just a minute left to go in overtime, and Virginia leading by two, the ball went out of bounds.
  — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
• Plus, for just a moment, Jon Bernthal’s Punisher is back, ax in hand.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
• And one of those was mentioned just a moment ago by Vice President Pence in the interview.
  — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
• Coleman instant tent with 1-minute setup: $225 The Coleman instant tent can be set up in just a minute with just a couple of poles.
  — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
• The ploy worked long enough to give the reconnaissance scouts time to make their way to a place near the Dong Nai River, where there was room for the Cobra to touch down for just a moment.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• Super central, but still quiet and lush, the location is ideal for a weekend in the city, with bustling bars, shops, and nightlife just a minute away.
  — Megan Honan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
• Resurrection Christian cut it to one midway through the third quarter, but the Tigers responded with a 10-2 run to push it to nine with just a minute left in the frame.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024