Below you will find example sentences with "small minority". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Small Minority in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: minority
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.3 words

Words in this phrase

small minority

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • small can mean: Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. Common word
  • minority can mean: The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

when a small minority of protesters 2× a small minority of democrats 1× an equally small minority on social 1× are a small minority compared to 1× are a small minority of people 1× be a small minority in the 1× by a small minority disrupting the 1× by a small minority of selfish 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

police say several 2× a policing council 1× a small minority 1× african americans are 1× agreed on all 1× bellows a democrat 1×

Common sentence endings:

protesters became violent 2× a small minority 1× allowing israel in 1× for sports journalism 1× for the majority 1× have been avoided 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

people 4× now 3× supporters 3× majority 3× peaceful 3× violent 3× israel 2× degrees 2× council 2× actually 2× new 2× protests 2×

Related phrases

small businesses small business minority leader small boats house minority small amounts small scale relatively small senate minority small towns

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around minority:

house minority 15× ethnic minority 10× minority groups 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

small craft small cap small businesses small business small boats small blind

Just after it in the phrase index:

small portion small scale small town small towns small wooden smaller cities

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

small businesses small business small boats small amounts small scale small towns

Same ending:

house minority senate minority ethnic minority

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "small minority" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as when a small minority of protesters, a small minority of democrats, people, now and supporters stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with small businesses, small business, minority leader, house minority, ethnic minority and minority groups, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with small minority

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

We cannot have protests conducted by a small minority disrupting the lives of the ordinary public. (16 words)

Police say several officers were hurt during that event when a “small minority’’ of protesters became violent. (17 words)

Police say several officers were hurt during that event when a “small minority” of protesters became violent. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

It should also be noted that the majority of the protests around the world have been peaceful, and even in the cases where they weren't peaceful, it was usually a small minority who were being violent and a vast majority who were being peaceful. (45 words)

Had the advice proffered by a small minority of us, that neutrality was the best course of action for Ukraine to survive, been heeded, the horrible ordeal that the Ukrainian people are now going through would have been avoided. (39 words)

Liam Rosenior admitted his frustration at the reaction of a small minority of Hull City supporters after his side were held to a fourth successive 1-1 home draw against Plymouth Argyle, extending their unbeaten run to eight games. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Jews and Israelis are a small minority compared to their enemies, and defenders of Israel are an equally small minority on social networks.

African Americans are a small minority of people who get Communication degrees (less than 10 %) and that number gets cut nearly in half when you go to the numbers for Bachelor degrees for Sports Journalism.

A small minority of Democrats have urged the Biden administration to toughen the reciprocity requirements before allowing Israel in.

Cllr Jonathan Brash, who represents the Burn Valley ward on Hartlepool Council, said: "I have visited the back street and seen first hand the disgraceful level of fly-tipping perpetrated by a small minority of selfish individuals.

For the very small minority of women who can actually choose whether they wish to work or not, this guilt should have been snuffed out by now.

Had the advice proffered by a small minority of us, that neutrality was the best course of action for Ukraine to survive, been heeded, the horrible ordeal that the Ukrainian people are now going through would have been avoided.

In a letter sent by headteacher Mrs Laura Jenkins explained that cameras would only be facing the sink area to act as a deterrent against the behaviour of "a small minority".

Liam Rosenior admitted his frustration at the reaction of a small minority of Hull City supporters after his side were held to a fourth successive 1-1 home draw against Plymouth Argyle, extending their unbeaten run to eight games.

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Prior to the match, Birmingham had released a statement acknowledging that misogynist chanting had taken place when Welch had refereed matches at St Andrews previously, imploring a 'small minority of supporters' not to engage in similar actions.

There will be some Amazon employees who will be granted exemptions from the mandate, but it will be “a small minority” in the new policy.

We cannot have protests conducted by a small minority disrupting the lives of the ordinary public.

Agreed on all except (though I expect to be in the small minority on each of those, never mind all three).

A policing council and a supporters’ association have both said those causing trouble make up a small minority of fans but can spoil the experience for the majority.

Bellows, a Democrat, emphasized that only a small minority of people are seeking to create a sense of fear or danger — but that the serious and public targeting of election officials is an effort to undermine democracy.

Fianna Fáil’s director of local elections Jack Chambers said it is a small minority of people carrying out the abuse, with much of it manifesting online.

It is not clear here that Saito actually read Chenoweth and Stephan’s book, rather than the adulatory review by David Robson (“The ‘3.5% Rule’: How a Small Minority Can Change the World,” BBC, May 13, 2019).

I'd laugh harder, honestly, but you know full well that a small minority of New Yorkers are having this very friggin' thought in all seriousness right now.

It should also be noted that the majority of the protests around the world have been peaceful, and even in the cases where they weren't peaceful, it was usually a small minority who were being violent and a vast majority who were being peaceful.

Police say several officers were hurt during that event when a “small minority’’ of protesters became violent.

Police say several officers were hurt during that event when a “small minority” of protesters became violent.

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