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Minneapolis is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Minneapolis in a sentence

Minneapolis meaning

  1. The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
  2. A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.

Synonyms of Minneapolis

city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Minneapolis or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Minneapolis

  • The main meaning on this page is: The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. | A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.
  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, minneapolis often appears in combinations such as: in minneapolis, the minneapolis, minneapolis police.

Context around Minneapolis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

former 3× downtown 2× grants 1× rocked 1×

Often after:

police 7× city 2× ballot 1× sep 1× mayor 1× succeeded 1× commission 1× forward 1× josh 1× playing 1×

Sentence patterns with Minneapolis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2020 in minneapolis 2× 20 in minneapolis 1× activists in minneapolis succeeded in 1× and the minneapolis city council 1× and the minneapolis police department 1× arradondo and minneapolis mayor jacob 1× at the minneapolis 3rd police 1× business grants minneapolis ap george 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

activists in minneapolis 1× george floyd family 1× minneapolis a minneapolis 1× minneapolis ap fires 1× minneapolis ap one 1× minneapolis ap thousands 1×

Common sentence endings:

2020 in minneapolis 2× 20 in minneapolis 1× and 9 months 1× back in may 1× city of minneapolis 1× floyd s death 1×

Words around Minneapolis

Just before it in the word index:

minnanese 2 minnale 3 minnaert 2 minnaar 3 minna 107 minn 374

Just after it in the word index:

minneconjou 3 minnedosa 2 minnehaha 33 minnelli 22 minnen 5 minneola 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

thanksgiving 1.897 enabled 1.896 invested 1.896 hop 1.895 excitement 1.894 en 1.893

Corpus analysis for Minneapolis

  • In this selection, "minneapolis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, downtown, grants, police, city and ballot stand out and add context to how "minneapolis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2020 in minneapolis, 20 in minneapolis and minneapolis minnesota. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minneapolis" sits close to words such as thanksgiving, enabled and invested, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minneapolis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Protesters damage properties at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (16 words)

Voters rejected the Minneapolis ballot measure, and the Minneapolis Police Department's budget is than before Floyd's death. (19 words)

MINNEAPOLIS - Police in Minneapolis are confronting protesters out after curfew on the fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, did not show any repentance or admit any wrongdoing as he was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months. (43 words)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Josh Aune's interception with 44 seconds left in the game, one play after a controversial penalty denied Purdue a go-ahead touchdown, enabled Minnesota to hold on for a 34-31 win Friday night, Nov. 20, in Minneapolis. (40 words)

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis commission decided Wednesday to take more time to review a City Council amendment to dismantle the Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, ending the possibility of voters deciding the issue in November. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

George Floyd family taking applications for business grants MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s family is ready to take applications from businesses for grants funded by money from their wrongful death legal settlement with the city of Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, did not show any repentance or admit any wrongdoing as he was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months.

Voters rejected the Minneapolis ballot measure, and the Minneapolis Police Department's budget is than before Floyd's death.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sep 21: Two people died and two teenage girls were among three others injured early Saturday during a shooting in downtown Minneapolis.

Several news outlets in Minnesota reported that Minneapolis is putting its name in the running for the festival, and the Minneapolis City Council last week a proposal to start the bid process.

The event continued with a heartfelt brunch, featuring poignant speeches from notable figures like Attorney General Keith Ellison, former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

Activists in Minneapolis succeeded in getting the University of Minnesota and the public school system to they had with the Minneapolis Police Department.

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis commission decided Wednesday to take more time to review a City Council amendment to dismantle the Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, ending the possibility of voters deciding the issue in November.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fires are burning and looting is taking place after violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - One person is dead and another is critically injured in a shooting on a public bus in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Thousands of protesters dressed in black took to the streets of Minneapolis on Saturday night for an Independence Day protest for racial justice and an end to police brutality.

Minneapolis forward Jack Stock (21) looks out from the doorway of the warming trailer before the second period in a boys hockey game during Hockey Day Minnesota at Parade Stadium in Minneapolis on Jan.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Josh Aune's interception with 44 seconds left in the game, one play after a controversial penalty denied Purdue a go-ahead touchdown, enabled Minnesota to hold on for a 34-31 win Friday night, Nov. 20, in Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City Council members took a first step Friday toward changing the City Charter to allow for abolishing the police department and replacing it with something else.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Playing hockey on an outdoor rink roughly 400 miles from their own arena, with the Minneapolis skyscrapers as a backdrop, the Warroad Warriors found a way to feel right at home on Saturday morning, Jan.

MINNEAPOLIS - Police in Minneapolis are confronting protesters out after curfew on the fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd.

Minneapolis was the epicenter of protests around the country in regards to police brutality and social injustice after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police Officer back in May.

Police in riot gear walk through a cloud of blue smoke as they advance on protesters near the Minneapolis 5th Precinct, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis.

Protesters damage properties at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Protesters hold a die-in outside the Hennepin County Family Justice Center where four former Minneapolis police officers appeared at a hearing Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Minneapolis.

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Common combinations with minneapolis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "minneapolis" in a sentence?
An example: "George Floyd family taking applications for business grants MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s family is ready to take applications from businesses for grants funded by money from their wrongful death legal settlement with the city of Minneapolis." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "minneapolis" from authentic English texts.
What does "minneapolis" mean?
Minneapolis means: The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
What are synonyms of "minneapolis"?
Common synonyms of "minneapolis" include: city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "minneapolis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "minneapolis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.