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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Six of the Sacramento region’s top chefs, from a vegetarian proprietor in midtown to fine dining craftspeople in the suburbs, recently sounded off to The Sacramento Bee about the customer behaviors that drive them batty.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Hoping out hope Were Oak to close, the next closest north-south through street east of there linking downtown with Hospital Hill and midtown is Holmes Street, three blocks away.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Former Department of Public Works employee Ocean Van Tran was driving a city vehicle in midtown and ran a red light, the 2019 lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court alleges.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Two other Prefix locations, in midtown at 325 E. 31st St. and in downtown’s Lightwell building at 1100 Main St., will remain open.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Saturday, an unidentified man was killed after he was struck by a subway at Seventh Avenue and West 53rd Street in midtown, police said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
The expo will take place in midtown every third Sunday and in Roseville every second Sunday, Mann said.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
The view was impressive, stretching from Yankee Stadium to midtown.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
That includes outward-facing cafes, shops, and other outlets that truly merge with NYC's western midtown offerings.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Hoping out hope Were Oak to close, the next closest north-south through street east of there linking downtown with Hospital Hill and midtown is Holmes Street, three blocks away.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Former Department of Public Works employee Ocean Van Tran was driving a city vehicle in midtown and ran a red light, the 2019 lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court alleges.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Two other Prefix locations, in midtown at 325 E. 31st St. and in downtown’s Lightwell building at 1100 Main St., will remain open.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Saturday, an unidentified man was killed after he was struck by a subway at Seventh Avenue and West 53rd Street in midtown, police said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
The expo will take place in midtown every third Sunday and in Roseville every second Sunday, Mann said.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
The view was impressive, stretching from Yankee Stadium to midtown.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
That includes outward-facing cafes, shops, and other outlets that truly merge with NYC's western midtown offerings.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Midtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midtown. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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