Examples of amid in a Sentence
It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.
The investigation comes amid growing concerns.
Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.
He managed to escape amid the confusion.
There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.
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Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
Although not technically downtown — downtown's western boundary generally is defined as North Lamar Boulevard — the Belvedere comes amid a downtown building boom that has seen scores of new towers, many of them residential high-rises, transform the skyline during the past couple of decades.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The project also comes amid escalating tensions between Nashville councilmembers and the state involving the Nashville International Airport.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
Saying that, though, Patterson is currently amid a career year.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
Although not technically downtown — downtown's western boundary generally is defined as North Lamar Boulevard — the Belvedere comes amid a downtown building boom that has seen scores of new towers, many of them residential high-rises, transform the skyline during the past couple of decades.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The project also comes amid escalating tensions between Nashville councilmembers and the state involving the Nashville International Airport.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
Saying that, though, Patterson is currently amid a career year.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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“Amid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amid. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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