[
US
/ˈmɪdst, ˈmɪst/
]
[ UK /mˈɪdst/ ]
[ UK /mˈɪdst/ ]
NOUN
-
the location of something surrounded by other things
in the midst of the crowd
How To Use midst In A Sentence
- It was not a great botanic garden, but it was a lung in the midst of the crowded brick and stone of human habitation. THY BROTHER DEATH
- Down below, a mass of brank-ursine formed as it were a pedestal, from the midst of which sprang scarlet geum, rhodanthe with stiff petals, and clarkia with great white carved crosses, that looked like the insignia of some barbarous order. La faute de l'Abbe Mouret
- And while they were in the midst of their banqueting, the door was suddenly burst open, and the Dagda stood there, with his men.
- There must have been laughter amidst the apes when the Neanderthaler first appeared on earth. Autumn
- The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
- In the midst of a losing streak, a contingent of backup players complained about playing time.
- But he found that a traveller's life is one that includes much pain amidst its enjoyments. Chapter 2
- A dashing swashbuckler of love, loss, and revenge in the midst of a plot to hide a conspiracy involving Napoleon's return to power.
- Bena and her husband, a condescending, philandering doctor named Ted, arrive in Pueblo, Colo., in the midst of a drought, as well as the Depression. As The Pages Turn
- Today, spruced-up Times Square is in the midst of a surprising, almost surreal transformation into a family-oriented entertainment center.