in the process

idiom

: while doing something
He scored the goal but was injured in the process.

Examples of in the process in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jennifer Garner wanted to work with him and was involved in the process of picking him. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024 The music streamer enjoyed record quarterly profits of €168 million ($179 million) in the first three months of 2024, enjoying double-digit revenue growth to €3.6 billion ($3.8 billion) in the process. Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Apr. 2024 Like Kyle Shanahan’s offense has proliferated the league in recent seasons, with coaches being poached left and right in the process, the Niners’ football operations department has also been raided. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024 Sadly, the last couple songs Cudi was supposed to perform went without him after the singer attempted to jump off stage and broke his foot in the process. Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024 Walmart is joining the ranks of retailers rethinking self-checkout, with the industry giant in the process of removing the self-service lanes at a store in Missouri. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024 Maximus agrees to lead the Brotherhood to the Cold Fusion reactor with the hope of rescuing Lucy and Hank in the process. Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024 Cryptojacking can result in financial losses for cloud providers as fraudsters gobble up data to mine cryptocurrency, ignoring mounting unpaid subscription fees in the process. John Kell, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 Herro also recorded a team-high 33 points on 13-of-25 shooting from the field, 4-of-13 shooting from three-point range and 3-of-4 shooting from the foul line, five rebounds and four assists in the process. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024

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“In the process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20process. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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