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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During his first six-year House tenure, Democrats held commanding majorities in the midst of the party’s 40 years straight in control of the chamber.
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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk was shot at a public event before hundreds of people at a Utah college campus, many of them holding up phones to record a celebrity in their midst and savvy about how to disseminate video evidence of a news event.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Deutsche Bank initiates Synaptics at buy Deutsche says the semis company is in the midst of a turnaround.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Boone is currently in the midst of his American Heart Tour in support of his 2025 album of the same name.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk was shot at a public event before hundreds of people at a Utah college campus, many of them holding up phones to record a celebrity in their midst and savvy about how to disseminate video evidence of a news event.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Deutsche Bank initiates Synaptics at buy Deutsche says the semis company is in the midst of a turnaround.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Boone is currently in the midst of his American Heart Tour in support of his 2025 album of the same name.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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