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

Add to this the conflict in the Middle East driving up gas prices, and the macroeconomic backdrop to back-to-school shopping is hardly optimal. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

The story tracks a Chinese chef who moves to the Middle East to clear family debts by running a restaurant, only to see the venue become a community refuge when armed conflict breaks out across the region. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

The looming escalation comes as both sides missed a 60-day ceasefire window to reach a deal, closing off the formal truce mechanism aimed at ending the Middle East war now in its sixth month. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

The Lincoln, which left the Middle East on Saturday, did not make a port call in more than 200 days. — Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the Middle East

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