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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But even before a teammate would tell him during a timeout to chase that final rebound, Dent already made plenty of magic in the midst of a 12-point, 10-rebound, 12-assist performance.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The seven-time winning Lambda Literary Award finalist released her memoir in 2018, in the midst of the rapidly intensifying cultural and legal debates around trans rights.
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In an appreciative statement posted Wednesday on social media—also an increasingly rare gesture in the midst of a coaching split—Hurley thanked Arizona State president Michael Crow and the school’s board of regents.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In the midst of the mystery of the spontaneously cracking stepping stones the dishwasher decided to quit.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The seven-time winning Lambda Literary Award finalist released her memoir in 2018, in the midst of the rapidly intensifying cultural and legal debates around trans rights.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
In an appreciative statement posted Wednesday on social media—also an increasingly rare gesture in the midst of a coaching split—Hurley thanked Arizona State president Michael Crow and the school’s board of regents.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In the midst of the mystery of the spontaneously cracking stepping stones the dishwasher decided to quit.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midst. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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