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

have a minute/moment/second

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  • But the Chargers have a second chance to make a statement.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The only way to hedge against this is to have a second provider available.
    — Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
  • An idea dawned: Maybe the bell commissioned for the Stade de France could have a second life.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Or perhaps some have a second house by Tahoe or on Maui or in Provence.
    — Peter Mehren, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • What an honor to have a moment to talk 🎸 with the one and only #maxmartin.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Why can’t a winner go back in and re-write her story and have a second chance?!
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
  • To have a moment to sit and digest and think about it and talk about it, maybe watch it again to try to understand it.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The couple is hoping to have a second child soon, perhaps without the help of a doula this time.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Namely, the school would have a second entrance and exit on the north side, rather than only one on the south.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Comments Parents of toddlers rarely have a moment to sit down and take a breath.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Eagles have a second round pick and three other selections in the third round.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • And when that hope is fulfilled, markets can have a moment of panic.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
  • But probably the purpose of an award show at this moment in time is to have a moment away from all that.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And according to the brand, one-third of its customers already have a second pair, so my mom is due for hers.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • For a while, no one style seemed to be reigning supreme (though tiny frames did have a moment recently).
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
  • And the best-case scenario is becoming one of those hidden gems that have a second life on home video.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024
  • At this point, the only way the Heat could have a second player in the All-Star Game is as an injury replacement.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Jamie makes gallows-humor jokes with his dear friend, but when the Frasers have a moment alone, Big Red is shaken.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The all-Democratic council has long worked to help those who served their time have a second chance at success.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
  • People who missed the northern lights Thursday could have a second chance to see them Friday night.
    — Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Brown is dealing with a nagging hip flexor issue, and he is set to have a second MRI for the injury.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Netflix has not confirmed whether With Love, Meghan will have a second season or not.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Overall, the trailer has restored my faith that classic movies can have a second life.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 July 2023
  • And yet Baltimore may have a second bite at the proverbial apple.
    — Venroy July, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Usher and Foster went on to have a second son, Naviyd Ely, in December 2008.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Warm Tones Earth tones will also continue to have a moment.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Get creative with your recycling; that stuff in your blue bin might have a second (or third) life — as a pizza box or a toy.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But now, customers have a second chance to witness the path of totality from above.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The reality of it is the Hawks could have a second coming of Scotty Bowman in the building and still face an uphill climb.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • Boston didn’t have a second player reach double-digit points until Al Horford hit a three with 5:07 to play in the third quarter.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025

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