middle eight
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A masterclass in pop storytelling, Good Luck Babe has a proper three-act structure, with a killer pay-off in the middle eight and a chorus you just can't shake.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
You don’t want to be the one who keeps messing up the middle eight.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2020
The extended middle eight was duly given over to a spoken-word scene where Keys, playing a waitress, asks out the guy who orders the special every Wednesday.
From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2020
The middle eight of its 10 episodes are meant to be watched in any order.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2020
Though the pool in Rio is 10 lanes wide, only the middle eight lanes are being used for competition, with a buffer on each side.
From Time • Aug. 10, 2016
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