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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At a time when the Dolphins are in the midst of a culture change, one where Miami wants to clearly get tougher, the front office believes that Johnson can come in and help further build that out.
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Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
But that newspaper was this bright, shining moment in the midst of a lot of very dark research.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Wall Street is in the midst of earnings season, with nearly a fifth of companies in the S&P 500 reporting quarterly earnings as of Wednesday morning.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
By Todd Woody | Bloomberg The US is in the midst of a battery boom critical to keeping the lights on amid heat waves, winter storms and surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midst. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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