midtown
noun
mid·town
ˈmid-ˌtau̇n 
-ˈtau̇n
: a central section of a city
especially
: one situated between sections conventionally called downtown and uptown
midtown
adjective
Examples of midtown in a Sentence
Rents in midtown are very expensive.
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Many lives for midtown building The house was constructed for Mary A. Charles, born Mary A. Brady in 1850 or 1851.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The outer boroughs look like war zones, ethnic gangs run rampant, midtown is littered with massage parlors and peep shows, and the police have their hands full with militants and double-digit murder rates.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Parking meters will be extended throughout areas including downtown, midtown, Land Park, Curtis Park, and Oak Park.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
Other onlookers traveled great distances to see Hollywood’s midtown takeover.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 July 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The outer boroughs look like war zones, ethnic gangs run rampant, midtown is littered with massage parlors and peep shows, and the police have their hands full with militants and double-digit murder rates.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Parking meters will be extended throughout areas including downtown, midtown, Land Park, Curtis Park, and Oak Park.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
Other onlookers traveled great distances to see Hollywood’s midtown takeover.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for midtown
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“Midtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midtown. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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