amidst
/aˈmɪdst/ preposition C1- In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
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A light yacht, chaste and elegant in its form, was gliding amidst the first dews of night over the immense lake, extending from Gibraltar to the Dardanelles, and from Tunis to Venice.
Having vastly delighted the assembly, he sat down amidst universal applause.
They crossed it by a simple bridge, in character with the general air of the scene: it was a spot less adorned than any they had yet visited; and the valley, here contracted into a glen, allowed room only for the stream, and a narrow walk amidst the rough coppice-wood which bordered it.
The dancing spectacle thus came to an end amidst the laughter and ridicule of the audience.
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