in the midst

1. Also, in one's midst . Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd , or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s]

2. See in the middle of , def. 1.

Example Sentences

Mary, meanwhile, is in the midst of a public divorce scandal that threatens to derail her reputation.

From Los Angeles Times

The funding marks a strategic shift as the city looks to expedite construction in the midst of a housing crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

It was in the midst of winter — if you can even call it that in L.A. — and the arena was packed.

From Los Angeles Times

International Booker Prize winning-author Banu Mushtaq has found herself in the midst of a controversy after she was invited to inaugurate a prominent festival in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

From BBC

Myanmar is in the midst of a brutal civil war between the junta - which seized power in a 2021 coup - and ethnic militias and resistance forces.

From BBC