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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Arizona’s move toward ESAs has its roots in an education-reform movement that began in 1955, in the midst of the crisis surrounding school integration, when the economist Milton Friedman introduced a proposal for the mass privatization of public education.
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Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The move comes as the president is in the midst of a high-pressure campaign to get the central bank to lower interest rates.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
The Colorado Rapids aren’t flinching in the midst of a wild summer transfer window.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The move comes as the president is in the midst of a high-pressure campaign to get the central bank to lower interest rates.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
The Colorado Rapids aren’t flinching in the midst of a wild summer transfer window.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 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 28 Aug. 2025.
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