in the midst

1. 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]

2. See in the middle of , def. 1.

Example Sentences

BP is in the midst of a strategic review of its portfolio and in October its new chairman said it must act with urgency to simplify what he described as an overly complex business.

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Hansi Flick's Barca have failed to keep a clean sheet in six consecutive league games, in the midst of an injury crisis.

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That alone signals the number of Americans losing their jobs, even in the midst of a government shutdown, hasn’t reached alarming levels.

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The Post Oak was in the midst of a “pillow transition,” the assistant director of housekeeping explained apologetically—something luxury hotels do roughly every two years—so she wasn’t immediately sure which pillow I’d experienced.

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Kanye West has reportedly sold off his second Wyoming ranch, back to the original owners for $14 million, in the midst of reported money woes.

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