the Middle East

noun

: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East

Examples of the Middle East in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The story tracks a Chinese chef who travels to the Middle East to run an eatery to clear family debts, only for his establishment to turn into a vital haven for civilians and orphans after regional armed conflict erupts. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

This has occurred as Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled specialized Russian processing units, while maritime chokepoints in the Middle East have left crucial crude supplies stranded. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

It's estimated that the United States imports more than 40% of these oils from the Middle East, which has been dealing with disruptions to oil supplies since the start of the Iran war earlier this year. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to climb as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of crude. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the Middle East

• beast
• ceased
• creased
• feast
• fleeced
• geest
• greased
• leased
• least
• pieced
• priest
• yeast