How to Use among in a Sentence

among

preposition
  • There were ducks among the geese.
  • The house is nestled among the trees.
  • The ball was hidden among the leaves.
  • He lived among artists and writers.
  • The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.
  • The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.
  • There were several hecklers scattered among the crowd.
  • Then his eyes shone like lamps among the trees.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • And that is just as true among women.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Burns was among the early starters.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Here are some of the most iconic among them.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Hager counts himself among them.
    — Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The study found a 3% longer lifespan among this group.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026
  • How does Atlanta rank among host cities?
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Health care stocks were among the top performers.
    — Benzinga, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Food tours are among the most popular.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?
    — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There are good stories to be told, even among players who will be cut.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • The Dodgers and Rays are among others that do.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.
    — Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Most clips stayed in private Snapchat group chats, shared among a few dozen kids.
    — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The episode ends as John walks out among Carolyn’s cries.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The cranes will lift, among other things, 55-ton chillers for the new fabs.
    — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • His own son Jarred was among the employees.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In the trunk, among the road flares and radio wiring harness, sits a fresh full-size spare.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Hawkins clearly has big fans among the Patrots’ new regime.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The media could be among the most visible short-term changes.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Every mechanic needs work gloves, and these are among the best.
    — Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2022
  • And among the most important pieces is the music.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
  • Over six years later, that opinion still stands among experts in the field.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024

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