How to Use midair in a Sentence

midair

noun

• The two planes collided in midair.
• We watched birds catching insects in midair.
• The ball smacked off the glass, and Tillman soared midair with two hands and threw it down.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2020
• While the plane spiraled to the ground, its fuselage tore apart in midair, videos of the crash showed.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Smart soared and stuffed Barrett in midair, but may have swiped his arm, too.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• The researchers learned how the tiny hexapods control their jumps, self-right in midair, and land on their feet in the blink of an eye.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2022
• The owner looked up at me startled, holding his spoon in midair.
  — Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
• The idea of both series is essentially the same: to pull hues off the canvas and float them in midair.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• The Thorns remained on their heels for the next few minutes, with Ali Krieger taking a shot in midair in the eighth minute that went wide.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2023
• Spontaneous applause broke out in midair on some flights on the news.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2022
• Parts of the engine began to strip off as it was engulfed in flames, and debris dropped in midair.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2021
• Each is hung in midair with a single cable from headers hidden in the walls.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2019
• Others, according to a new study, wrestle the males away in midair.
  — Claire Hogan, Science | AAAS, 12 Aug. 2021
• The owl dangled motionless in midair until rescuers were able to reach it and clip the lines.
  — Michelle Lou, CNN, 5 July 2019
• What’s even more surprising was his very fast reflex to catch it with one hand in midair.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2023
• Collins slid over and met Carter-Williams in midair, but the Magic guard absorbed the contact, double-clutched and put the ball off the backboard.
  — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Jyair kept throwing up his water bottle and trying to catch it midair, on the way down.
  — The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2022
• Two big white cabbage moths locked together in midair and then flew as one.
  — Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022
• In the case of the man who created Erin, the miracle also happened in midair.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2021
• Then there was a 22-yard catch in the third quarter in which Books adjusted his body in midair to haul in an overhead pass.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
• With those in play, the virus can linger for far less time in midair than in closed indoor environments.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
• Or leaping in midair, trying to catch a ball with a real intense look.
  — Mike Klingaman, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
• Engines are catching on fire midair, and tires are falling off.
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
• Its roots, abandoned on the dirt, resembled arms that grasped at something in midair.
  — Longreads, 12 Jan. 2023
• In it, Cyrus, played by Kevin Hart, leads a team recruited to steal gold from a passenger plane while in midair.
  — Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
• The Otter’s propeller apparently struck the right wing of the Beaver, which broke up in midair.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2021
• He got caught between two defenders during a drive to the rim and lost his balance in midair.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2021
• Chase made an acrobatic move in midair and officials ruled it a touchdown on the field with 1:55 to go in the half.
  — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
• Aviation expert and former pilot Arthur Rosenberg said video of the plane appears to show the airliner stalling in midair.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2024
• Suddenly, webs seem to line every window frame and hover in midair — threatening you with a mouthful of silk.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024