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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