How to Use amid in a Sentence

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• Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.
• It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.
• There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.
• He managed to escape amid the confusion.
• The investigation comes amid growing concerns.
• Sharks and fish of every color swim in the shallows amid corals the size of La-Z-Boys and kitchen tables.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• That set the stage for a hellish weekend, when, amid a severe heat wave, wildfires broke out.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• But to say Shibli agreed (amid all the suffering in Gaza) is worse.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Along the way, hikers will have the chance to take in the San Vicente Reservoir — a bright spot of blue amid the green chaparral.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
• Femurs and ribs and backbone scatter the floor, amid bits and bobs of machinery.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
• In each of the past two years, the city has imposed midnight curfews in response to shootings amid large crowds on Ocean Drive.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
• News of the special commendation comes amid a groundswell of acclaim for the quartet.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
• At Pho Dai Loi, the large crystal chandelier steals the show amid ceramic-tile floors and a drop ceiling.
  — Mike Jordan, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
• Rarely does a film reclaim the top spot like that amid fierce summer competition.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2023
• Ford shares fell by 1.5% Tuesday afternoon amid the news.
  — Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2023
• Tom Schwartz is moving forward on his own amid the fallout from #Scandoval.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• Cuts previously hit eOne in June, when Hasbro reduced the studio’s staff by 20% amid its plan to sell the asset.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
• The 92-year-old media mogul’s resignation comes amid major struggles for both News and Fox Corps.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
• Defenses had to choose whether to let Trammell and Adam Seiko find space outside, amid the other matchup migraines.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
• The case was among several against Spacey amid the #MeToo movement as the actor fell from grace and went largely without work after 2017.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• Even this early in its run, the show was adept at ramping up the work/family dynamic amid the bloodiest of crime scenes.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
• But evolving conditions amid the war have cast newuncertainty over how the effort will play out.
  — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
• And here Soto is again, sitting in a hotel room on Zoom amid his travels without his actors and writers to promote the film, which opens Aug. 18.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
• The Grammy-winning pop star and Kelce have captured the media zeitgeist in recent weeks amid dating rumors.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
• In June 2022, amid a rough patch in crypto markets, Celsius shuttered withdrawals.
  — Tracy Wang, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
• The Bergonzi phenomenon comes amid a crisis of faith among Argentina’s Catholics.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• At the zoo on Friday, amid the chatter of children, was an adult couple with a baby on the way – each wearing matching panda-ears headbands.
  — Ashraf Khalil and Didi Tang, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• This surge of migrants comes amid the Biden administration's new measures to help curb the increase at the southern border.
  — Quinn Owen, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
• At the zoo last Friday, amid the chatter of children, was an adult couple with a baby on the way — each wearing matching panda-ears headbands.
  — Ashraf Khalil, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023
• The report was released amid uncertainty about the future of the school system’s leadership.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024