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.
Recent Examples on the Web
At present, Paramount Global is in the midst of an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with Skydance Media.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
In the midst of a global pandemic, Stacy and her husband took a leap of faith, risking their life savings, and established the Prime Music Institute with no prior commercial experience.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
California is in the midst of a $2.7-billion initiative to provide an additional year of free, high-quality education during the crucial early years.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
At present, all seven members of the group — V, Jimin, Jungkook, Suga, RM, Jin and J-Hope — are in the midst of their mandatory South Korean military service, with the full group not expected to reunite until next year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, Amazon Studios ended its multimillion-dollar movie deal with Allen, and stars like Timothée Chalamet, Kate Winslet, Mira Sorvino, Colin Firth and Greta Gerwig publicly expressed regret at having worked with him.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
In the midst of investor nervousness as well as Bitcoin’s volatility, Rennick Palley, a Founding Partner at Stratos, a crypto venture capital firm, remains optimistic about Bitcoin’s long-term performance.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Next door, another family had already decided to leave, the couple said, and was in the midst of loading furniture into a truck when Newman showed up.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
In the midst of Moscow’s unprecedented aggression, the Russians and the Ukrainians almost finalized an agreement.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
In the midst of a global pandemic, Stacy and her husband took a leap of faith, risking their life savings, and established the Prime Music Institute with no prior commercial experience.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
California is in the midst of a $2.7-billion initiative to provide an additional year of free, high-quality education during the crucial early years.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
At present, all seven members of the group — V, Jimin, Jungkook, Suga, RM, Jin and J-Hope — are in the midst of their mandatory South Korean military service, with the full group not expected to reunite until next year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, Amazon Studios ended its multimillion-dollar movie deal with Allen, and stars like Timothée Chalamet, Kate Winslet, Mira Sorvino, Colin Firth and Greta Gerwig publicly expressed regret at having worked with him.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
In the midst of investor nervousness as well as Bitcoin’s volatility, Rennick Palley, a Founding Partner at Stratos, a crypto venture capital firm, remains optimistic about Bitcoin’s long-term performance.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Next door, another family had already decided to leave, the couple said, and was in the midst of loading furniture into a truck when Newman showed up.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
In the midst of Moscow’s unprecedented aggression, the Russians and the Ukrainians almost finalized an agreement.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midst. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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