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1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 536 Zophiel, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus cri'd. View more context for this quotation

1709 A. Pope Winter in Poet. Misc.: 6th Pt. vi. 749 No more the mounting Larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid Air suspend their Wings.

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague II. lxxxi. 76 The torrent..now descends in some parts with a slow and majestic pace; in others seems almost suspended in mid air.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 300 Large quantities of fine sand, which, being in mid-air when detached, are carried by the winds to great distances.

1833 H. Ellison Madmoments I. 343 Why may I not deem that in Midair A Spiritworld exists?

1883 Contemp. Rev. June 874 A sort of spiritualistic unattached garment, floating about in mid-air.

1928 R. Fry Let. 25 May (1972) II. 627 Reports of aeroplanes that catch fire and grill the passengers in mid-air.

1981 A. Gray Lanark xl. 506 He..saw in the window a dark reflection of himself, the captainish centre of a company standing easily in midair.

1998 Viz June 35/4 Even I know that a fish can't swim in mid air!

1883 Catholic World Aug. 584 The sure instinct of the lark bears him upwards. Not so our modern poet: he hovers about in mid-air, leaving his readers uncertain as to his ultimate destination.]

1892 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 1 134 It will probably be reckoned a merit that he seldom leaves the reader suspended in mid-air.

1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Sept. 626/1 A remarkable scientific experiment, the far-reaching possibilities of which are left in mid-air.

1954 P. Frankau Wreath for Enemy ii. ii. 71 Crusoe had a genius for leaving stories half-told, tantalising references hanging in mid-air.

1990 E. Forsey Life on Fringe ix. 171 Leaving..the wretched young people hanging in mid-air, not knowing whether they were going to get summer jobs.