How to Use midterm in a Sentence

midterm

noun
  • He dropped the course before midterm.
  • The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
  • McCarthy rips Matt Rosendale for rooting for the Democrats in the midterms.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2023
  • He's won in a toss-up state by a landslide in the midterm election.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Supreme Court decision played a key role in the 2022 midterm elections.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
  • While the case was ongoing, the map was used during the 2022 midterm elections.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Among the big winners of the 2022 midterm elections was Patrick McHenry.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But the wave of interest from young people in the 2022 midterm makes the last election stand out.
    Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Democratic aides cite the results of the 2022 midterm election.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Democrats lost the House in the midterm elections but kept the Senate with her assistance.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
  • That’s why Alyssa Cáceres, 20, a student at Lehigh Carbon, voted for the first time in that midterm.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
  • There’s the context that this was a red-wave year — the 2020 midterm elections were terrible for Democrats.
    Christian Paz, Vox, 21 July 2024
  • However, that could change in the 2026 midterm elections, Ziegler said.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The start of the school year is upon us, and November's midterm elections will soon follow.
    Janai S. Nelson and Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, Parents, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Trump has been blamed for the GOP’s disappointing showing in the 2022 midterm elections.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Gates served as chairman of the board during the November 2022 midterm election.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023
  • By the 2022 midterms Musk would come out in support of the Republican Party.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
  • On the whole, Bexar County leaned farther blue in this year's midterm elections relative to the 2018 midterms.
    Ryan Serpico, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • In 2018, host Sean Hannity campaigned with Trump ahead of the midterm elections.
    Hadas Gold and Liam Reilly, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Ahead of the midterm elections, some Democrats worried that voters were unimpressed by Biden’s record.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Foer’s book ends with the midterms, so it is imbued with a sense of vindication.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
  • These maps were actually used in the 2022 midterm elections.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 6 Oct. 2023
  • After the 2022 midterms, the balance of power shifted in Congress.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • About one-third of Florida voters in the 2022 midterm elections said that shouldn't be the government's job.
    Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
  • As a result, Porter's absence will leave that seat up for grabs in a district that was rated a toss-up in the 2022 midterm elections.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The midterm elections last year were a Democratic bloodbath in Iowa, even though the party had overperformed in much of the rest of the country.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Exit polling in last year's midterms showed the issue was important in swing states like Michigan.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Chart of the day Turnout by state Among eligible voters, Oregon had the highest turnout in the 2022 midterm elections.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • In the 2022 midterms, nearly half of voters chose to do so early, far surpassing pre-pandemic numbers.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Some pollsters are betting that this year’s election will look more like those midterms and are weighting their data accordingly.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024

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