Example Sentences

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He jumped passing lines, dug in and deflected on double teams, swished middies and bullied smaller defenders between him and the rim.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2024

Some middies snuck in late on Wed night and light the fire a day early.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2018

McCain was among few proud members of “the Century Club” — middies who earned more than 100 demerits in a year, and McCain constantly tap-danced on the line between perpetual misconduct and expulsion.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2018

Was the distribution of shot times entirely random, or were there any local or global patterns to descry: longies with longies, middies alternating with shorties, etc.?

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2010

In Norfolk, middies held hands and formed a human chain, dancing around cars like kindergartners, madly encircling the standstill traffic.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly