1
: the interior or central part or point : middle
in the midst of the forest
2
: a position of proximity to the members of a group
a traitor in our midst
3
: the condition of being surrounded or beset
in the midst of his troubles
4
: a period of time about the middle of a continuing act or condition
in the midst of a meal
midst
preposition
Examples of midst in a Sentence
The river passes through the midst of the city.
a bustling city in the midst of the desert
We are in the midst of a terrible war.
They were in the midst of remodeling their house.
The region is currently in the midst of a terrible drought.
We never gave up hope in the midst of our troubles.
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In celebration of its 60th anniversary this year, the San Diego Civic Theatre is in the midst of a $7.5 million makeover that includes a new lobby bar, new restroom stalls, new performer dressing rooms and exterior landscaping and improvements.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
By 2020, China and the United States were at loggerheads and in the midst of a trade war.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Republican lawmakers, who are in the midst of the two-week Easter recess, have stayed largely quiet as the war of words between Trump and Powell has heated up.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
At the time, Washington was in the midst of a heated budget battle with the possibility that government workers would be furloughed and have their paychecks withheld.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
By 2020, China and the United States were at loggerheads and in the midst of a trade war.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Republican lawmakers, who are in the midst of the two-week Easter recess, have stayed largely quiet as the war of words between Trump and Powell has heated up.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
At the time, Washington was in the midst of a heated budget battle with the possibility that government workers would be furloughed and have their paychecks withheld.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midst
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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midst. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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