How to Use minimum in a Sentence

minimum

noun

• Plan to let the mixture soak for a minimum of a few hours.
  — Ali Ramee, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
• He has been sentenced to a minimum of 100 years in prison.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Other changes for the Santa Cruz are kept to a minimum.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
• The firearms offenses call for a minimum of 21 years in prison.
  — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
• Chill the cake for a minimum of 8 hours, and up to 2 days before slicing and serving.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
• At the bare minimum, we are expected to know how to soothe our children to sleep.
  — Sarah Twombly, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2023
• Observe the animal from a minimum of 50 feet (length of a school bus).
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
• The authors said vaccines, at a minimum, do not cause SIDS.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
• Orders must be for a minimum of 25 cards, and shipping is free for orders of $89 and above.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• If the bare minimum is rewarded with an A, why go above and beyond?
  — WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
• Some astronomers even think our sun might be in a grand minimum right now, or at least just coming out of one.
  — Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
• Right now, being caught with less than three ounces can be punished with up to a $1,000 fine, but there’s no minimum.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
• Rooms from about $650 a night; two-night minimum required.
  — Laura May Todd, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• All of them need an higher level that is at least 1 percent above the minimum for the region.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
• Above the bare minimum Some companies go beyond the 12 weeks.
  — Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
• Some states require purchasers to be at least 18 years old while others may set the minimum age at 21.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2023
• For a minimum of $3,500 a night, people can pay for a desert getaway at Amangiri.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• If Barnhart makes the team, the Diamondbacks would only have to pay him the league minimum.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• Many low-wage workers will see a pay increase on Saturday as the city’s minimum jumps to $19.08 an hour.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
• Neither of which explains why next April the town’s ballfields will host a pop-up RV lot charging $300 a night, with a two-night minimum stay.
  — Ethan M. Steinberg, WSJ, 9 July 2023
• Terms of the agreement include a 5% minimum pay increase once the contract is complete.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• At minimum, the edge of the ice retreated tens to hundreds of miles around much of the island during that period.
  — Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 20 July 2023
• Many in this camp contend that Putin’s ambitions extend beyond Ukraine to, at a minimum, Poland and the three Baltic states.
  — Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2023
• The cold front barges into the area during the morning with gusty northwest winds keeping warming at a minimum.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• As of this writing, the death toll is confirmed at a minimum of 70 Israelis, with hundreds more wounded.
  — Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
• Reservations for those parks during the eclipse weekend opened up on April 8 of this year, with a four-day minimum for bookings.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2023
• After five and a half months that devastated the finances of many members, the union came away with only a 9% hike in minimums over three years.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
• Reviews were coordinated over the span of a minimum of two weeks, if not longer.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2023
• For instance, the minimum age for jobs in the agriculture sector the minimum age is much lower.
  — Keenan Thomas, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, the secondary monitor can keep the refresh rate at a bare minimum.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024