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in the middle of

PREPOSITION
during
Synonyms
WEAK
all along all the while amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

Example Sentences

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Both times saw military tensions escalate in the middle of negotiations.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The sun hangs in the middle of the sky as I drive toward one of the most rapidly changing shorelines in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“The sounds we’re in the middle of, the smells, the atmosphere, the feeling of the air on your skin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

At the end of this past February, he launched a surprise attack in the middle of negotiations, which were going pretty well.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He stood in the middle of the trail, his long, queer-shaped nose raised to the wind and his yellow eyes fixed on us.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell