amid
in the middle of; surrounded by
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,042 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,755 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
preposition
- in the middle of; surrounded by
amid in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Glimmer, as funeral lamps, Amid the chills and damps Of the vast plain where Death encamps!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Joseph's thoughts were far away on the hillside opposite amid the woods, and Azariah's voice jarred.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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After this memorable act of conscientious self-devotion, years passed away in quiet, amid a species of negative prosperity.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish · James Fenimore Cooper · Chapter 1
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Before him lay, spread out like a map, great plains, and farms, and villages, amid dark knots of trees.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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She laughed as she mounted the stairs, a slim white figure amid the heavy woodwork long since blackened by time.
Barlasch of the Guard · Henry Seton Merriman · Chapter 1