How to Use the Middle East in a Sentence

the Middle East

noun
  • And then some of the more recent ones in the Middle East.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The title had a raft of sales across Europe and the Middle East in June.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The same can be said of Trump’s policies toward the Middle East.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In the years since, Hezbollah has become one of the strongest armies in the Middle East.
    Dan Senor, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The talks come at an extremely tense time in the Middle East.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The global wave of democracy did not wash over the Middle East.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Very hot and humid places around the world, like South Asia and the Middle East, will be first to hit these kinds of conditions.
    David Schechter, CBS News, 11 June 2024
  • Burns toured the Middle East over the past several days trying to push talks over the finish line.
    Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The most recent clash — and the one that might have been the last straw for Merida — involved the paper’s coverage of the war in the Middle East.
    Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Africa, the Middle East, and India are among her areas of focus.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The food at its Mediterranean Seasons restaurant is nothing to write to the Middle East about.
    Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Millions of people across the Middle East are already protesting in the streets.
    Nelly Lahoud, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2023
  • To get there, many people crossing from parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia face a dangerous boat ride.
    Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024
  • War in the Middle East The Palestinian cause has never had so much support.
    Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Opponents say the repeal could project weakness as the U.S. still faces conflict in the Middle East.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, ajc, 30 Mar. 2023
  • An uptick in demand from Europe and the Middle East likely won't be enough to bridge the gap, analysts say.
    Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who served as the then-president’s point man for the Middle East, voiced some ideas.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
  • But the war between Hamas and Israel has once again shown how that turn can be difficult when there are flare-ups in the Middle East.
    Abc News, ABC News, 27 June 2024
  • Snap, parent company to the messaging app Snapchat, is bracing for the impact of the war in the Middle East.
    Paige Hagy, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Their pursuits can reach speeds of up to nine miles per hour, earning the sand racer its title as one of the Middle East and South Asia’s fastest snakes.
    Liz Lindqwister, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
  • There can be no peace in the Middle East if Hamas exists, since Hamas exists for the sole purpose of preventing peace.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Despite the cautious wording, key envoys from the Middle East and other parts of Africa and Asia refused to sign it.
    Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
  • Now, a think tank focused on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
    Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Revenues in the Middle East and North Africa, where streaming holds a 98% share of the recorded music market, rose by almost 15%.
    Richard Smirke, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Orange operates in a total of 18 countries across Africa and the Middle East.
    Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Some voters are choosing to mark ‘uncommitted’ to send a message to Biden over the conflict in the Middle East.
    Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Xi is trying to centralize his control over China and make gains in Europe and the Middle East.
    Mike Watson, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa rose 2%, which was also lower than expected.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 22 Dec. 2023
  • For the trio — two of whom are U.S. citizens and one a permanent legal resident — the conflict in the Middle East cuts deep.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If the violence in the Middle East disrupts oil flows from that crucial region or the Russia-Ukraine war escalates, oil could rebound and derail the slump in gas prices.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024

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