How to Use amid in a Sentence
amid
preposition
- Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.
- It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.
- There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.
- He managed to escape amid the confusion.
- The investigation comes amid growing concerns.
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But amid so many challenges, the prospect of such cooperation seems fleeting.
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Yasmeen Serhan,
Time,
17 Jan. 2023
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The couple instituted a to try to maintain the romance amid their distance.
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Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2024
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That comes even as the virus continues to spread in China amid what critics say is a lack of transparency from Beijing.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2023
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Leisure and hospitality and construction were virtually flat amid the storms.
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Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
1 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine’s Western partners had previously urged Kyiv to signal readiness for negotiations amid concern over the rising costs of the war.
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WSJ,
17 Jan. 2023
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But the fast pace at which the government has acted has led to fears of more drastic — and more consequential — moves in the future, amid what is already the deadliest period in the territory for more than a decade.
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Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2023
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The eleventh-hour deal aims to curb migrant flow amid the end of Title 42.
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Conor Finnegan,
ABC News,
10 May 2023
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The Bayesian sank last month off the coast of Italy amid a violent storm.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2024
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That’s a new one amid hundreds of angry meetings on Gaza, Ukraine and the rest.
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Richard Roth,
CNN,
21 Sep. 2024
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Sharks and fish of every color swim in the shallows amid corals the size of La-Z-Boys and kitchen tables.
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Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2023
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That set the stage for a hellish weekend, when, amid a severe heat wave, wildfires broke out.
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Somini Sengupta,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2024
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Tied at 4 after two, Oregon regained the lead for good amid a four-run fifth.
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oregonlive,
4 June 2023
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But to say Shibli agreed (amid all the suffering in Gaza) is worse.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2023
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Along the way, hikers will have the chance to take in the San Vicente Reservoir — a bright spot of blue amid the green chaparral.
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Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2024
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Femurs and ribs and backbone scatter the floor, amid bits and bobs of machinery.
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WIRED,
26 Aug. 2023
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Nursing homes are not safe amid the world's climate crisis.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2023
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Three dark cavities amid the folds of fabric make hollows in the lining that evoke a gas mask.
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Annie Ernaux,
The New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2024
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In each of the past two years, the city has imposed midnight curfews in response to shootings amid large crowds on Ocean Drive.
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Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2024
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The additions came amid a casting shake-up on the long-time NBC drama series.
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Esther Kang,
Peoplemag,
26 Sep. 2024
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News of the special commendation comes amid a groundswell of acclaim for the quartet.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2024
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In March 2015, Malik famously quit One Direction amid the band's world tour at the time.
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Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Oct. 2024
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At Pho Dai Loi, the large crystal chandelier steals the show amid ceramic-tile floors and a drop ceiling.
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Mike Jordan,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2023
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In past years, though, the state has seen some of its mainstay crops struggle amid historic drought conditions.
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Manola Secaira,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2024
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Rarely does a film reclaim the top spot like that amid fierce summer competition.
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Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 June 2023
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Three days later, its share sale had unraveled amid the fracas.
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Ben Bartenstein,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2023
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