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in the middle of in English:

1. amid amid


The tower stood amid the ruins.
On the floor, amid mounds of books, were two small envelopes.
You have to know the rules amid other things.
That generation, born just after the first world war, amid the great chaotic redrawing of maps
Three times the tournament has been held here, each time amid high drama. /əˈmɪd/
We ​camped that ​night in a ​shallow ​valley amid ​low ​hills.
Jenny lay amid the pile of cushions, in a deep sleep.
Bolivian authorities accused the president of a mining federation and two of his top officials of the killing of deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes amid a bitter strike
Apple fires staff amid claims intimate photos shared in Australia store
He sat amid the trees.
I feel like Alice amid monsters.
He is cool amid confusion.
The curtain fell amid the wild applause of the audience.

English word "in the middle of"(amid) occurs in sets:

Advanced English words that start with "A"

2. between between


Choose between these two.
Thursday Island is situated in the Torres Strait between Australia's northernmost Cape York and New Guinea.
As cultural exchange continued between the two countries, their mutual understanding became even deeper.
It is essential that some kind of compromise be reached between Pyongyang and Washington.
The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth.
In 1978 a peace treaty was concluded between Japan and China.
Diplomatic relations have not yet been established between Japan and North Korea.
In Japan, relations between neighbors are apt to be cooler than in USA.
Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.
Between 1820 and 1973, the United States admitted more than 46 million immigrants.
In general, communication between doctors and their patients is the most important part of medical treatment.
Between meals, he usually manages to stow away a generous supply of candy, ice cream, popcorn and fruit.
Suddenly, there was a period of terrible violence and hatred between blacks and whites.
It's over between us. Give me back my ring!
We're torn between going to a hot spring and going skiing.

3. amidst amidst


if something happens amidst other events, feelings, or activities, it happens with those things happening all around at the same time. To be amidst people means to have people all around you. Amidst is a literary word, and the usual word is amid