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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The two-story building, in a lively area close to midtown, appears to have been vacant since at least 2011, according to Google Maps historical images.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Garner declined to specify exactly which buildings the city is eyeing, but said one location is in midtown and another, apparently more favorable, option is downtown and near Willa Gill.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
That architect was drawing up plans for a convention center that Trump hoped to build in midtown.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Yes, Ángel has followed his AirPods back to midtown and finally clocked the wig shop as the perfect place for the Bay Harbor Butcher to assemble a kill room.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Garner declined to specify exactly which buildings the city is eyeing, but said one location is in midtown and another, apparently more favorable, option is downtown and near Willa Gill.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
That architect was drawing up plans for a convention center that Trump hoped to build in midtown.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Yes, Ángel has followed his AirPods back to midtown and finally clocked the wig shop as the perfect place for the Bay Harbor Butcher to assemble a kill room.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Aug. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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