in the midst
Idioms-
Also, in one's midst . Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd , or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s]
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See in the middle of , def. 1.
Example Sentences
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“Alli was a thriving 19 year old in the midst of starting her 3rd year at UC Santa Cruz,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Disney Animation, after its string of 1990s hits like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, was in the midst of a creative nadir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Holston Army Ammunition Plant churns out explosives used in Patriot missiles, warheads and other heavy weaponry in the midst of the country's costly and prolonged war with Iran.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Whipped up and given a sheen of analytic legitimacy by the Maven, military officials did not do their due diligence in the midst of hundreds of similar, simultaneous strikes.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Somehow, in the midst of all this, Daddy was able to keep me in high school at the Institute.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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