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

Suffered Minor in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: suffered
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 15.9 words

Words in this phrase

suffered minor

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • suffered can mean: simple past and past participle of suffer Frequent word
  • minor can mean: Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

a5 both suffered minor injuries but 1× alexander suffered minor burns to 1× and only suffered minor injuries 1× both men suffered minor injuries police 1× central passengers suffered minor injuries during 1× from pearblossom suffered minor injuries 1× he only suffered minor aches that 1× his 80s suffered minor injuries 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

one firefighter suffered 2× a 16 year 1× a 27 year 1× alexander suffered minor 1× also the force 1× an investigation has 1×

Common sentence endings:

suffered minor injuries 4× at the scene 1× by taking paracetamol 1× by the blast 1× for the kids 1× from hospital already 1×

Context words

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

injuries 18× two 4× year 4× old 4× police 3× man 3× hospital 3× scene 3× men 2× passengers 2× officers 2× say 2×

Related phrases

minor injuries suffered serious minor league minor scale sustained minor

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around suffered:

suffered serious 17×

Just before it in the phrase index:

sudden rise sudden loss sudden deaths sudden death successfully rescued successfully launched

Just after it in the phrase index:

suffered serious suffering serious sufficient amount sufficient evidence sugar beet sugar cane

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

suffered serious

Same ending:

sustained minor

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "suffered minor" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 15.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a5 both suffered minor injuries but, alexander suffered minor burns to, injuries, two and year stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with minor injuries, suffered serious, minor league and suffered serious, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with suffered minor

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

Short example sentences

Both men suffered minor injuries, police said. (7 words)

The child was reported to have suffered minor injuries. (9 words)

The pedestrian, a man in his 80s, suffered minor injuries. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Also, the force confirmed the passenger of the Audi R8 and the driver of the Audi A5 both suffered minor injuries, but did not attend hospital. (26 words)

Alexander suffered minor burns to a thigh and leg and noticed that some items stored in a nearby cabinet were also damaged by the blast. (25 words)

A 27-year-old man who was driving the lorry suffered minor injuries and remained at the scene to assist officers with their enquiries. (24 words)

Example sentences (20)

Police spokesperson said: "A man aged in his 50s suffered serious injuries and two other men suffered minor injuries, with two attending hospital.

A 16-year-old from Littlerock and a 17-year-old from Pearblossom suffered minor injuries.

An investigation has started after Grand Central passengers suffered minor injuries during a journey from Hartlepool to London in May.

A number of other drivers suffered minor injuries, due to his actions.

Both men suffered minor injuries, police said.

Each of the 11 passengers only suffered minor injuries, with nine of them having been discharged from hospital already.

He only suffered minor aches that were relieved by taking paracetamol.

Nancy suffered minor injuries but Bill remains hospitalized outside the county.

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Officers say two people were in the car and only suffered minor injuries.

Officials say the homeowner suffered minor burn injuries and was treated by medics at the scene.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries in the search for the kids.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries not related to the fire, he was treated and released on scene.

The 17-year-old worker suffered minor injuries in the 24-foot fall from the roof of a home improvement store.

The child was reported to have suffered minor injuries.

The driver of the Chevy suffered minor non-life-threatening injuries.

The pedestrian, a man in his 80s, suffered minor injuries.

Two people in the house suffered minor burns, but everyone in the home survived, police said.

A 27-year-old man who was driving the lorry suffered minor injuries and remained at the scene to assist officers with their enquiries.

Alexander suffered minor burns to a thigh and leg and noticed that some items stored in a nearby cabinet were also damaged by the blast.

Also, the force confirmed the passenger of the Audi R8 and the driver of the Audi A5 both suffered minor injuries, but did not attend hospital.

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