How to Use midsection in a Sentence

midsection

noun
  • He threw a hard punch to my midsection.
  • Grassy plains used to cover large portions of America's midsection.
  • These three stars form a straight line at the midsection of the Hunter.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024
  • As males age, fat tends to be gained around the midsection, the worst place to gain fat.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The person has made it to the midsection of the statue, Sgt.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 4 July 2018
  • As parts of the nation’s midsection flooded this year, the lakes filled to the brim.
    Washington Post, 17 June 2019
  • The Amazon is the biggest in a belt of forests that wraps the planet’s midsection.
    Georgina Gustin, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021
  • And in the summer heat, the lack of fabric around the midsection just feels better.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • Despite the enigma of the man’s midsection, the date is a success.
    New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • In the boomerang-style GIF, the actor points to her midsection while smiling ear to ear.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Unlike the Raptor, the nose of this jet appears to have a bulge at the midsection that runs toward the rear of the plane.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Then, Holland added the Rose Red hue to the midsection of Chrissy's hair.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Beltre slid at the plate as Austin Barnes slapped a tag on his midsection.
    Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
  • The bow and stern are upright, while the midsection is upside down.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
  • The 21-month-old child was shot three times – once in his left shoulder, once in the left midsection, and once in his left hip.
    Chris Palmer, Philly.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The dress featured a plunging neckline, a hip-high slit, and a pink satin tie looped at the midsection that ran the length of the dress.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The ball took a big hop, hit him in the midsection, and resulted in his second error of the year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • My midsection often talks to me—I’ll feel very crampy and bloated, and my back starts to ache.
    Jessica Biel, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • Triston was hit in the midsection during a game at Needville on Sept. 10.
    David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The officer is able to get a hold of the thrashing gator's midsection with the stick, which has a rope attached in a noose shape at the end.
    Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 20 June 2018
  • The midsection often feels like one of the most challenging body parts to tone.
    Philly.com, 12 June 2018
  • By the second half of the week, the severe weather and flash flood threat should be winding down across the midsection of the country.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The snow was the result of a powerful spring storm that moved across the nation's midsection.
    Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2022
  • In many places, the big story over the long weekend will be the heat, but some storms will pepper the map across the nation’s midsection.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • Texas Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon was struck in the midsection Wednesday by a grounder to the mound, but threw to first for the out and stayed in the game.
    Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
  • Doing it in constant pain after taking a big hit to the midsection late in the first half put him over the top.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2021
  • The Dolphins have hit the soft midsection of their schedule, and the hapless Jets roll into town.
    Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • My midsection could wear the small/medium, but my thighs were a whole other deal.
    Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 10 Sep. 2019
  • That's when a sunglass-wearing man with a T-shirt pulled over his head, exposing his midsection, comes into the camera's range with his hands up.
    Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The estrogen change during perimenopause also can lead to the redistribution of more body fat around the midsection.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024

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