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Definition of midst in English: midstpreposition mɪdst archaic, literary In the middle of. Example sentencesExamples - Molly scanned the room for an instrument, finally spotting an electric guitar midst the rubble.
- I stayed clear, took a haphazard line, and waded through the heather midst a cloud of pollen.
- She sat down on the floor midst the great mess she had created angrily.
- And midst them are those of Sydney Agricultural University whose Chardonnay is a premium wine in the market.
- One scenic palm stands alone midst the cry of gulls, pelicans and boobies.
noun mɪdst The middle part or point. he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm Example sentencesExamples - But the girl had slipped into the woods, into the midst of a chorus of singing tree frogs and cicadas.
- Then suddenly it could be observed that Maisie was in the crowd's midst.
- To be plopped in the river's midst, in a canoe, on a spectacular day, is tranquilizing.
- With tragic false confidence, the trio skied closer to the middle of the Bowl - into the midst of a vast avalanche path.
Synonyms middle, centre, midpoint, halfway point, kernel, nub, focal point interior, depth(s), thick in the course of, halfway through, at the heart of, at the core of
Phrases in our (or your, their, etc.) midst Among us (or you or them) I was not especially welcome in their midst Example sentencesExamples - If there are clowns and incompetents and criminals in your midst and you protect them, you're just as bad as they are and you command no respect at all from anyone.
- People fear the potential fifth columnist in their midst.
- Perhaps you have a budding gardener in your midst.
- Nothing fragments group solidarity and self-confidence like the gnawing suspicion of having an informer in your midst.
- The best records always reside on their own little planet, a few orbits away from the rest of the music in their midst.
Synonyms among us, between us, amid us, in our group, with us, surrounded by us, in the centre
Origin Late Middle English: from in middes 'in the middle'. Definition of midst in US English: midstprepositionmidst literary, archaic In the middle of. Example sentencesExamples - And midst them are those of Sydney Agricultural University whose Chardonnay is a premium wine in the market.
- She sat down on the floor midst the great mess she had created angrily.
- I stayed clear, took a haphazard line, and waded through the heather midst a cloud of pollen.
- Molly scanned the room for an instrument, finally spotting an electric guitar midst the rubble.
- One scenic palm stands alone midst the cry of gulls, pelicans and boobies.
nounmidst The middle point or part. Example sentencesExamples - With tragic false confidence, the trio skied closer to the middle of the Bowl - into the midst of a vast avalanche path.
- But the girl had slipped into the woods, into the midst of a chorus of singing tree frogs and cicadas.
- To be plopped in the river's midst, in a canoe, on a spectacular day, is tranquilizing.
- Then suddenly it could be observed that Maisie was in the crowd's midst.
Synonyms middle, centre, midpoint, halfway point, kernel, nub, focal point
Phrases in our (or your, their, etc.) midst Among us (or you or them). Example sentencesExamples - If there are clowns and incompetents and criminals in your midst and you protect them, you're just as bad as they are and you command no respect at all from anyone.
- The best records always reside on their own little planet, a few orbits away from the rest of the music in their midst.
- People fear the potential fifth columnist in their midst.
- Nothing fragments group solidarity and self-confidence like the gnawing suspicion of having an informer in your midst.
- Perhaps you have a budding gardener in your midst.
Synonyms among us, between us, amid us, in our group, with us, surrounded by us, in the centre
we were in the midst of a losing streak Example sentencesExamples - It is not merely continuity but conviction that has been lost in the midst of all this.
- To be in the Pakistan dressing room in the midst of all this was truly unenviable.
- But on that day, in the midst of all that evil, I saw the depth humanity has to offer.
- What did that leaf represent in the midst of all this concrete and chaos?
- How are we called to live our lives in the midst of all that goes on in the world around us?
Origin Late Middle English: from in middes ‘in the middle’. |