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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Fast-forward nearly three hundred years, Koselleck writes, and listen to the Jacobin leader Maximilien Robespierre speaking in the midst of the French Revolution, in 1793.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Calvo’s efforts to get the hospitals and other businesses, condominiums and residents to pay overdue bills come as the city is in the midst of a court battle with Miami-Dade County, which has accused the city of owing nearly $18 million in unpaid utility bills.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The chaos left students across the county — many of whom were in the midst of finals — in the lurch, wondering if their assignments could be turned in or would be postponed.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences put the beatdown on the Huskies early in Thursday’s CIF LA City Section Division I quarterfinal match, but in the midst of a wild third set, North Hollywood found life.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 8 May 2026
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Calvo’s efforts to get the hospitals and other businesses, condominiums and residents to pay overdue bills come as the city is in the midst of a court battle with Miami-Dade County, which has accused the city of owing nearly $18 million in unpaid utility bills.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The chaos left students across the county — many of whom were in the midst of finals — in the lurch, wondering if their assignments could be turned in or would be postponed.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences put the beatdown on the Huskies early in Thursday’s CIF LA City Section Division I quarterfinal match, but in the midst of a wild third set, North Hollywood found life.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 8 May 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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