How to Use in the middle in a Sentence

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  • The soles of my feet meet in the middle, creating a diamond shape with my legs.
    Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • The dough is crisp around the edges but soft in the middle, thicker and softer than a crunchy taco shell and with an obvious corn flavor.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • And someone asked me once what would make you in the middle of the pandemic run to the fire when everyone else was running from it?
    Abc News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • If budget is a concern, try to avoid the least expensive paint formula and painters and go with options in the middle.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 18 May 2023
  • Some of the filmmakers brought the project to the star’s attention in the middle of the pandemic lockdown.
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 15 May 2023
  • Woodside Restaurant, located in the middle of the park, is known as Gulf Shore’s hidden gem.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024
  • New estimates show there may be enough water, trapped in tiny cracks and pores of rock in the middle of the Martian crust, to fill oceans on the planet’s surface.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Pop-up shelters formed a circle in the middle, surrounding a performance space that was blessed by tribal elders before the day’s events began.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • When the Reds had a great chance to tie the game against the Cardinals’ bullpen, a backup infielder in the middle of a poor season at the plate struck out to end the inning.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • In September 2023, Free posted a video of them performing a routine, even sharing a quick kiss in the middle.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
  • His father, a former Broad Ripple and Butler standout, died in the middle of his junior basketball season.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
  • As tensions rise, Ron and Veronica's brutal knock-down fight in the middle of the newsroom is the perfect comic expression of the battle of the sexes.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The building has a lush courtyard in the center, providing a peaceful environment in the middle of one of the busiest avenues in Mexico City.
    Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2023
  • The seam in the middle of the run draws them in like a magnet.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Fold it in half again and place it down in the middle of the pants.
    Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There was no time for that here, in the middle of a war.
    Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Dust to the left, dust to the right, there in the middle, Beryl, a benchmark storm.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
  • That leaves a large swath in the middle, Mr. Levy said.
    John Leland, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Grab your foam ball and place it in the middle of the napkin.
    Anna Logan, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • And this is marathon running in the middle of a sprint.
    Town & Country, 5 June 2023
  • The live round could be seen in the middle row, on the righthand side.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The throw, however, was right in the middle of the strike zone.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • One thing to note: The side parts of the frame have a supporting leg in the middle.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2024
  • One night, Miley Cyrus jumped onto the pole in the middle of the pit.
    Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The tiny one in the middle of the busiest intersection in town.
    Heidi Pérez-Moreno, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • So, the Royals turned it over to Stratton in the middle frames.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Nicola knelt in the middle of a walkway in Jerusalem to ask the question.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The greatest moment for me in the whole evolution of the piece is right in the middle.
    Ryan Reed, SPIN, 5 July 2024
  • Even when these fires burn in the middle of nowhere, the smoke impacts somebody.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • That’s a far cry from 2021, when the events in Tokyo often occurred in the middle of the night for U.S. viewers.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024

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