in the process

idiom

: while doing something
He scored the goal but was injured in the process.

Examples of in the process in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Three others escaped the fire by jumping out of windows, suffering broken bones in the process. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024 The Indians went on to secure a 10-0 run rule victory in the sixth inning and tallied 17 hits in the process. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024 Besse said Calderon was arrested and convicted in 2005 for driving drunk, leading police on a chase and killing another person in the process. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024 The character in Megalopolis played by Adam Driver with idealistic passion, Cesar Catilina, is a visionary genius intent on saving New York City by building a utopian future, dislodging the elite ruling class in the process. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024 And, for mammals, the amount of indirect metabolic energy expended during reproduction composes about 90% of the total energy used in the process from fertilization to birth. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024 This temporarily restores the balance—and produces lightning in the process. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 That was something that was recorded earlier on in the process. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 May 2024 San Diego State’s basketball program just lost three players to the portal, and is in the process of bringing in portal travelers and — who knows? Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024

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“In the process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20process. Accessed 22 May. 2024.

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