How to Use amid in a Sentence

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• 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.
• Three days later, its share sale had unraveled amid the fracas.
  — Ben Bartenstein, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2023
• Every scene feels short — every mishap proceeds amid an onrush of too much going on.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
• Other video showed numerous body bags at the hospital amid grieving relatives.
  — Abeer Salman, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
• The reshuffling comes amid a corruption scandal that swept through the upper echelons of Ukraine's government last month.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2023
• The pressure is rising on big box retailers and grocery chains, which often operate on narrow margins, amid signs customers are pulling back.
  — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
• The lease is a welcome addition to a downtown where vacant office space is rising amid downsizings in the aftermath of the pandemic.
  — Staff, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2023
• These zones have become an increasingly common battleground amid the pressures to build along Boston Harbor.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
• Indeed, Joyner’s success, first in the beauty business and then in a host of other endeavors, inspired others to sustain their dreams amid racism’s minefields.
  — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
• And one-by-one, amid the whiplash, household names in Silicon Valley began announcing widespread layoffs to adjust to the new environment.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
• The eleventh-hour deal aims to curb migrant flow amid the end of Title 42.
  — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• The Bayesian sank last month off the coast of Italy amid a violent storm.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
• That’s a new one amid hundreds of angry meetings on Gaza, Ukraine and the rest.
  — Richard Roth, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
• Sharks and fish of every color swim in the shallows amid corals the size of La-Z-Boys and kitchen tables.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• That set the stage for a hellish weekend, when, amid a severe heat wave, wildfires broke out.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Tied at 4 after two, Oregon regained the lead for good amid a four-run fifth.
  — oregonlive, 4 June 2023
• But to say Shibli agreed (amid all the suffering in Gaza) is worse.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Along the way, hikers will have the chance to take in the San Vicente Reservoir — a bright spot of blue amid the green chaparral.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
• Femurs and ribs and backbone scatter the floor, amid bits and bobs of machinery.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
• Nursing homes are not safe amid the world's climate crisis.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
• Three dark cavities amid the folds of fabric make hollows in the lining that evoke a gas mask.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• In each of the past two years, the city has imposed midnight curfews in response to shootings amid large crowds on Ocean Drive.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
• The additions came amid a casting shake-up on the long-time NBC drama series.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
• News of the special commendation comes amid a groundswell of acclaim for the quartet.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
• In March 2015, Malik famously quit One Direction amid the band's world tour at the time.
  — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
• On the bright side, the company’s shares and those of other luxury peers have risen since last week amid a slew of stimulus measures announced in China that could galvanize consumer spending and spark an appetite for luxury goods.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024