the Midwest
noun
: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West
the rich farmlands of the Midwest
—often used before another nounmy Midwest childhood
Midwest cities
Examples of the Midwest in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At least 20 tornadoes touched down across the Midwest on Tuesday, ABC News reported, and at minimum, 18 twisters were recorded in Iowa alone, according to CNN.
—
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
Last year’s Canadian wildfires, sparked by lightning and fueled by high temperatures and drought, torched more than 71,000 square miles of land in Canada—an area the size of North Dakota—and yellowed out skies in the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast to the mid-Atlantic states.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the Midwest 
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
Last year’s Canadian wildfires, sparked by lightning and fueled by high temperatures and drought, torched more than 71,000 square miles of land in Canada—an area the size of North Dakota—and yellowed out skies in the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast to the mid-Atlantic states.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the Midwest
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'the Midwest.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near the Midwest
Cite this Entry
“The Midwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Midwest. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share