How to Use in the middle in a Sentence

in the middle

phrase
  • This was in the middle of a scene.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Well, we have been known to change lyrics in the middle of a run.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • Fold it in half again and place it down in the middle of the pants.
    Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Set the plant in the middle and fill the area around it with more soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Showed some promise in the middle of the game.
    Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Rogers was in the middle of a divorce.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Dylan’s in the middle of all of that.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Grab your foam ball and place it in the middle of the napkin.
    Anna Logan, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • The seam in the middle of the run draws them in like a magnet.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • My take is somewhere in the middle.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
  • On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • What happens in the middle of games?
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The live round could be seen in the middle row, on the righthand side.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • My life is very high highs and very low lows with very little in the middle.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The house had many rooms, and was on a small island in the middle of a lake.
    Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Both were in the middle of nowhere—one abroad— and both required time off work.
    Shon Faye, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Others grab a piece in the middle of the day as a sweet pick-me-up snack.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In three straight games in the middle of the season, all four caught at least one pass.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The 4-year-old who died was shot in the middle of his forehead.
    Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Eva had gotten up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Chief among them was running the campaign in the middle of a war zone.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
  • What brings these lonely souls to a diner in the middle of the hot night?
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere in town, a car is parked in the middle of the post office.
    Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • There’s no better place to be than square in the middle of a debate.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
  • You are stuck in the middle of the ocean with a bunch of friends and family.
    Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Rollins obliged, leaving his Shield mask in the middle of the ring.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from club nights, Gordo is in the middle of a bunch of stuff.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The other three of us fell somewhere in the middle.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The throw, however, was right in the middle of the strike zone.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023

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