in the process

idiom

: while doing something
He scored the goal but was injured in the process.

Examples of in the process in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web San Diego State’s basketball program just lost three players to the portal, and is in the process of bringing in portal travelers and — who knows? Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024 More than 2,000 people have been arrested at protests nationwide in the span of two weeks, with some injured in the process. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 May 2024 Rice said that her initial idea was to begin the play when Karim is in the process of becoming an actor and using theater techniques to take the audience back in time. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 May 2024 The United Arab Emirates has been trying to bring in aid that way, and the Biden Administration is in the process of constructing a floating pier. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024 Advertisement Around the same time, Wild Unknown Tarot hit the New York Times bestseller list — and, in the process, a businesswoman was born. Simone Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 As Fort Worth nonprofit Lena Pope is in the process of closing its public charter school, Chapel Hill Academy, the future of the school’s property on Sycamore School Road is still being determined while former and prospective families are reflecting on the news. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024 The Royals are 18-13 and making history in the process. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024 But fossil fuel plants still generate 60% of the U.S. electricity supply, producing air, water and land pollutants and greenhouse gases in the process. Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024

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“In the process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20process. Accessed 9 May. 2024.

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