How to Use midway in a Sentence

midway

adverb
  • They took the lead midway through the second period.
  • You should begin reading at the paragraph that begins midway down the page.
  • Arizona led by as many as eight runs midway through the game.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2023
  • One of the turning points comes midway through.
    — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Boos rained down midway through the second half.
    — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Daniels took the smart one on this first down midway through the third quarter.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Militello sits midway along the route.
    — Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Then, midway through the first half, his star point guard left for the locker room.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • And then Wiggins fouled out midway through the fourth.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Tour midway through the trek to focus on his mental health.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Quinn added his second of the night on a power play midway through the third.
    — ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • Utah sat its best players midway through the third quarter.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • James was subbed off midway through the fourth as the rout continued.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Sanoja then stole second base midway through the next at-bat.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Moody left the game midway through the fourth quarter and went back to the locker room.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But the decision was taken out of her hands midway through the process.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Marner tapped in a pass from Theodore midway through the second.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • But perhaps his most egregious mistake came midway through the first half.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • There is no intermission, but there’s a dance break of sorts midway through.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • There is a jarring shift that occurs midway through in which the timeline shifts to the present day.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Their deficit ballooned past 20 points midway through the third quarter.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That came probably midway through the whole writing process.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Hilary Duff just hit a bump in the road midway through her pregnancy.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023
  • And there are so many tangential scenes that the plot focus became fuzzy for me midway through.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • There was a point-blank Radko Gudas shot midway through the third.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Monk came back to the bench at the start of the second half and returned to the game midway through the third quarter.
    — Jason Anderson january 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The Bruins had a chance to take the first lead of the game midway through the first period.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Point Loma got on the board midway through the second quarter.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Game prediction This game should be over midway through the second half.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The Avs allowed goals on back-to-back shifts midway through the first period.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025

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