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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Last October, Pavement played its final show for the foreseeable future, at Sony Hall, a small theatre in midtown.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
An East Sacramento wine bar is moving to a new location in midtown, a little over a year since its opening.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
In 2024, Amazon did just that by holding an event in lower Manhattan that started later than expected, making the trek for a Univision spotlight in midtown more onerous.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2025
In midtown and below, congestion pricing is helping to thin traffic and smooth the way for the buses that, in the rest of the city, still inch agonizingly along.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
An East Sacramento wine bar is moving to a new location in midtown, a little over a year since its opening.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
In 2024, Amazon did just that by holding an event in lower Manhattan that started later than expected, making the trek for a Univision spotlight in midtown more onerous.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2025
In midtown and below, congestion pricing is helping to thin traffic and smooth the way for the buses that, in the rest of the city, still inch agonizingly along.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 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 25 May. 2025.
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