How to Use Midwestern in a Sentence

Midwestern

adjective
  • And in true Midwestern fashion, that’s what our state has done.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The fires began with a gentle Midwestern boy who loved animals.
    Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • But beneath this charming Midwestern façade lies a fierce, rebellious soul.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • At first glance, Torch Lake looks more like a tropical lagoon than a Midwestern lake.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026
  • Residents in Midwestern states are the next most likely to be hospitalized due to tick bites.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • One such restaurant is Rye, the Garrelts’ homage to Midwestern foods from their childhoods.
    Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • There is often a Midwestern bent to Sorge’s recipes, proper for someone whose home base is Chicago.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026
  • What stands out for us is that our Midwestern neighbors are at least practicing some creative taxation thinking.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Overall, though, people feel welcomed by Kansas City’s Midwestern charm.
    Zuri Primos july 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • Many are here from Omaha, Des Moines and surrounding Midwestern cities.
    Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Grandparents in one Midwestern state will soon be able to enjoy happy hours at their retirement facilities.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • Marketing manager Chloe Lane said the concept is meant to be a nod to vintage, Midwestern summers.
    Jenna Thompson june 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Midwestern talent such as Anita Baker and Aretha Franklin all came through Baker's doors.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Expect hearty Midwestern classics, friendly service, and sunsets that inspire.
    Katherine Lawless, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • For the last three weeks, Lawrence has aimed to wrap the team and its fans in Midwestern warmth, hoisting the nation’s flag into the windows of countless shops, bars and restaurants.
    Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Summer is the prime time for severe storms, including hurricanes on the east and west coasts and tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern states.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • That meant our high school reflected an ethnic and economic diversity that was quite rare for a Midwestern city in the 1970s.
    Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
  • The farm machinist, reading Keskin’s Y’ol, incarnated the dan in the figure of a white Midwestern man.
    Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Many Midwestern universities fit that profile remarkably well.
    Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Ye’s return to Soldier Field will likely be an emotional one, as he was raised in the Midwestern city and much of his music is a love letter to Chicago.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 June 2026
  • Set in one blistering Midwestern small town summer, everything changes in Mina’s friend group when her best friend unexpectedly kisses her at a sleepover.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • The Midwestern supper club ritual hasn’t changed, bringing guests together for long, unhurried evenings of dining and entertaining.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • But there has been so much happiness in the little moments — working during the brutal Midwestern winters, practices at Nazareth, mornings in the backyard batting cage.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Shay’s family expressed disbelief that someone from their unremarkable Midwestern family could be entangled in such a thing.
    Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • On Thursday, the Midwestern hub had the worst air quality of any major city in the world due to the wildfires, according to NBC Chicago.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Turn toward ‘Communion’ Southern Ohio, where Vance grew up and converted to Catholicism, is deeply Midwestern.
    Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • Founded in 1847 by immigrants seeking religious freedom, Pella still feels like a small slice of the Netherlands on Midwestern soil.
    Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Betting almost $200 million, in fact, that hosting the World Cup will transform this Midwestern hub into a global tourist destination.
    Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • The heat wave is also bearing down on several other major Midwestern cities, including Des Moines, Detroit, and Columbus.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Peninsula Chicago, at Superior and Michigan, blends the brand's legendary service with Midwestern ease.
    Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

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