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adjective

minimal

the least possible

In a sentence

Six example sentences with minimal, each labelled with its topic.

  • The gallery hung one canvas per wall, a minimal arrangement that made visitors slow down and stand still.

    Art

  • The new ferry runs on batteries and leaves a minimal wake, so the marsh grass along the channel has recovered.

    Environment

  • They shipped with a minimal feature set, just signup and one report, and still had four hundred paying users by June.

    Startups

  • The new procedure leaves minimal scarring, a thin line that fades within a year and hides under a watch strap.

    Medicine

  • She travels with minimal luggage, one small backpack, so she never waits at a carousel or pays a checked bag fee.

    Travel

  • The update caused minimal downtime, ninety seconds during which the site showed a static page and nobody noticed.

    Technology

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