How to Use amid in a Sentence

amid

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• Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.
• It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.
• There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.
• He managed to escape amid the confusion.
• The investigation comes amid growing concerns.
• But amid so many challenges, the prospect of such cooperation seems fleeting.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 17 Jan. 2023
• The couple instituted a to try to maintain the romance amid their distance.
  — Kayla Caldwell, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• That comes even as the virus continues to spread in China amid what critics say is a lack of transparency from Beijing.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2023
• Leisure and hospitality and construction were virtually flat amid the storms.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
• Ukraine’s Western partners had previously urged Kyiv to signal readiness for negotiations amid concern over the rising costs of the war.
  — WSJ, 17 Jan. 2023
• But the fast pace at which the government has acted has led to fears of more drastic — and more consequential — moves in the future, amid what is already the deadliest period in the territory for more than a decade.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• The eleventh-hour deal aims to curb migrant flow amid the end of Title 42.
  — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• The Bayesian sank last month off the coast of Italy amid a violent storm.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
• That’s a new one amid hundreds of angry meetings on Gaza, Ukraine and the rest.
  — Richard Roth, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
• Sharks and fish of every color swim in the shallows amid corals the size of La-Z-Boys and kitchen tables.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• That set the stage for a hellish weekend, when, amid a severe heat wave, wildfires broke out.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Tied at 4 after two, Oregon regained the lead for good amid a four-run fifth.
  — oregonlive, 4 June 2023
• But to say Shibli agreed (amid all the suffering in Gaza) is worse.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Along the way, hikers will have the chance to take in the San Vicente Reservoir — a bright spot of blue amid the green chaparral.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
• Femurs and ribs and backbone scatter the floor, amid bits and bobs of machinery.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
• Nursing homes are not safe amid the world's climate crisis.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
• Three dark cavities amid the folds of fabric make hollows in the lining that evoke a gas mask.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• In each of the past two years, the city has imposed midnight curfews in response to shootings amid large crowds on Ocean Drive.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
• The additions came amid a casting shake-up on the long-time NBC drama series.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
• News of the special commendation comes amid a groundswell of acclaim for the quartet.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
• In March 2015, Malik famously quit One Direction amid the band's world tour at the time.
  — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
• At Pho Dai Loi, the large crystal chandelier steals the show amid ceramic-tile floors and a drop ceiling.
  — Mike Jordan, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
• In past years, though, the state has seen some of its mainstay crops struggle amid historic drought conditions.
  — Manola Secaira, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
• Rarely does a film reclaim the top spot like that amid fierce summer competition.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2023
• Three days later, its share sale had unraveled amid the fracas.
  — Ben Bartenstein, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024