preposition
Examples of amidst in a Sentence
I stood amidst the familiar instruments, wondering where to begin.
Two miles from the town, amidst beautiful gardens and meadows, is Haddon Hall.
The cottage is situated on the Spey river amidst scenery of surpassing loveliness.
Amidst these schisms the defence of Italy collapsed.
It runs a remarkably straight course westward through a narrow trough from Daolatyar to Obeh, amidst the bleak wind-swept uplands of the highest central elevations in Afghanistan.
Even amidst the cares of the consulship he found time for commenting on the Categories of Aristotle.
Then amidst a dead silence the feeble voice of the commander-in-chief was heard.
I sat down amidst a black cluster of shrubs, and rested, chin on hand.
The city is attractively situated amidst a group of low hills in the heart of the lake country of western New York; the streets are wide, with a profusion of shade trees.
The first conception of the Decline and Fall arose as he lingered one evening amidst the vestiges of ancient glory.
Liberated by an amnesty, Garibaldi returned once more to Caprera amidst general sympathy.
After much unreasoning vituperation the Irish Catholic civil governor, who had arrived amidst the acclamations of all, left his post in disgust.
Amidst much that is valueless there are some useful notices concerning the state of agriculture at the time in different parts of England.
Hood, at a loss to divine Sherman's purpose, hastened on into Tennessee amidst weather which would have stopped most troops.
The shops consist of small cubes, open in the front, in which the trader squats cross-legged amidst his wares.
Amidst all the business and birth preparations, do not forget to secure your plans for giving birth photos.
And now, throughout the provinces of Asia Minor, in Rome, and even in Gaul, amidst the raging of persecution, attention was attracted to this remarkable movement.
In June she followed the king to England (after distributing all her effects in Edinburgh among her ladies) with the prince and the coffin containing the body of her dead infant, and reached Windsor on the 2nd of July, where amidst other forms of good fortune she entered into the possession of Queen Elizabeth's 6000 dresses.
Amidst this general apathy, intellectual activity alone persisted.
Early in May, the oaks, hickories, maples, and other trees, just putting out amidst the pine woods around the pond, imparted a brightness like sunshine to the landscape, especially in cloudy days, as if the sun were breaking through mists and shining faintly on the hillsides here and there.
Amidst the storms and the tempests of life he extends his prospects to the regions of everlasting peace.
Sage, olive, and forest green are all somewhat neutral tones of green that will look excellent amidst the vivid hues outside.
In the Moscow basin, which was a broad gulf of the Carboniferous sea, coal appears as isolated inconstant seams amidst littoral deposits, the formation of which was favoured by frequent minor subsidences of the seacoast.
Shipley Hall, to the south of Heanor, is a mansion built on a hill, amidst fine gardens.
In 1089 he was stricken with fever and he died on the 24th of May amidst universal lamentations.
It lies, amidst a network of canals, immediately to the west and south of its port, which disputes with Bordeaux the rank of third in importance in France.
It lies amidst a wild, inaccessible region of snowbound crests, and is certainly nowhere less than 15,000 ft.
Afterwards, amidst the ruins of their army, two battalions of the 1st Grenadiers of the Guard defied all efforts to break them.
This interesting people, whose origin is to this day the most baffling of ethnographical puzzles, originally d welt amidst the forests and marshes of the Upper Niemen.
The Yarkand-Darya and its numerous tributaries, which are fed by the glaciers of the mountain regions, as also many rivers which are now lost in the steppe or amidst the irrigated fields, bring abundance of water to the desert; one of them is called Zarafshan ("gold-strewing"), as much on account of the fertility it brings as of its auriferous sands.
From the Traite de tactique (1772) of Guibert he caught a glimpse of the power which a patriotic and fully armed nation might gain amidst the feeble and ill-organized governments of that age.
Many are the pet names, the poetic epithets bestowed upon it - the harbour of refuge, the cool cave, the island amidst the floods, the place of bliss, emancipation, liberation, safety, the supreme, the transcendent, the uncreated, the tranquil, the home of peace, the calm, the end of suffering, the medicine for all evil, the unshaken, the ambrosia, the immaterial, the imperishable, the abiding, the farther shore, the unending, the bliss of effort, the supreme joy, the ineffable, the detachment, the holy city, and many' others.
Perhaps one small sliver of hope amidst the gloomy start to 2005 may be the recovery of the term " human security ".
If you really hated your job, then losing it can actually provoke feelings of happiness and relief amidst the concern.
You may achieve bargaining amidst those emotions if you feel there is wiggle room with your boss.
Remember, the best rain suit will allow you to make the best out your outdoor activities, even amidst the ambivalence of Mother Nature.
If it's a special one-day clearance, you're amidst dozens of other eager shoppers.
When shopping for retirement gifts for yourself or someone else, you will find a wide selection of humorous gifts amidst the serious.
The soft contact lenses contain some water amidst a special gel to "float" over the surface of the eye.
Although Cabernet Sauvignon is only a few hundreds years old, its popularity confirms it as one of the leading grapes in the world, a tough survivor amidst changing times.
The HALL Winery sits amidst Sacrashe Vineyard in the hills of Rutherford, and has a special dedication to environmentally friendly design.
Prior to 1993, when home schooling became legal in all states, many parents who taught their children at home often faced arrest and jail time, amidst accusations of neglect and abuse.
Ranging from classically retro tuxedos and ballroom gowns to scandalously revealing sequin-covered bodysuits, the costumes are designed to draw the judges' attention to the individual performers amidst the crowd of the dance floor.
Amidst all the brightly colored skirts, crop tops, and airy skirts for women and little girls, it's easy to forget about the men's jazz dance costumes.
The soaps continue to be the biggest money maker for networks amidst sitcom reruns and game shows, because of the infamously devoted fan base of many programs.
The show was an instant hit when it debuted in 2005 but in 2007, amidst filming for a new season, Hogan Knows Best had to go into hiatus due to a series of family problems.
In fantasy artwork, for example, the artist may use the eyes to convey a deeply held human emotion amidst an alien landscape or an utterly human gesture that sparks a memory.
For during the year that elapsed before he left Swabia (and whilst he sojourned at Neuburg and Ulm), and amidst his geometrical studies, he would fain have gathered some knowledge of the mystical wisdom attributed to the Rosicrucians; but the Invisibles, as they called themselves, kept their secret.
But the memory of the benefits conferred by the English constitution remained fresh and green amidst the arid waste of repression which followed.
The conquering tribe or tribes had made their way to the sierra from the plains, and found themselves a new land sheltered from attack amidst the lofty mountains that hem in the valley of Cuzco and the vast lake basin of Titicaca, situated 12,000 ft.