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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Eternal Sunshine is, on the surface, an entertainment institution’s performance of intimacy in the midst of a massive multimedia push that put her on Saturday Night Live and the Oscars red carpet the same weekend her album came out.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Gunn is in the midst of developing a live-action solo series centering on Davis' Waller.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
At the time of his injury last year, Ryan was in the midst of perhaps the best year of his career.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
Having won four Premier League titles in a row, City are in the midst of a long run of poor form that ended their hopes of winning the league before the end of last year and resulted in them going out of the Champions League before the knock-out phase.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Gunn is in the midst of developing a live-action solo series centering on Davis' Waller.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
At the time of his injury last year, Ryan was in the midst of perhaps the best year of his career.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
Having won four Premier League titles in a row, City are in the midst of a long run of poor form that ended their hopes of winning the league before the end of last year and resulted in them going out of the Champions League before the knock-out phase.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midst. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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