Examples of midpoint in a Sentence
The crowd begins to leave after the midpoint of the final period.
The team is in last place at the midpoint of the season.
the midpoint between her knee and ankle
The train stopped to refuel at the midpoint between New York and Chicago.
the midpoint of one side of the rectangle
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Fittingly the best decade for music reached its pinnacle at the midpoint, in 1975.
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Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
During the midpoint of the Southern Delta Aquariids’ peak, on July 29–30, the moon will be about 24 percent illuminated and set at about 11 pm.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
But during daylight saving months, that midpoint usually comes after 1 p.m.
And employees and students who have a 9-to-5 schedule will now get up an hour earlier than their bodies would want to in relation to solar noon.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
The Titans are right in the race to the bottom, but also showing signs of progress at the season's midpoint.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
During the midpoint of the Southern Delta Aquariids’ peak, on July 29–30, the moon will be about 24 percent illuminated and set at about 11 pm.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
But during daylight saving months, that midpoint usually comes after 1 p.m.
And employees and students who have a 9-to-5 schedule will now get up an hour earlier than their bodies would want to in relation to solar noon.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
The Titans are right in the race to the bottom, but also showing signs of progress at the season's midpoint.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for midpoint
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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midpoint. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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midpoint
noun
mid·point
ˈmid-ˌpȯint 
: a point at or near the center or middle
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