Examples of midpoint in a Sentence
The crowd begins to leave after the midpoint of the final period.
The team is in last place at the midpoint of the season.
the midpoint between her knee and ankle
The train stopped to refuel at the midpoint between New York and Chicago.
the midpoint of one side of the rectangle
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The movie contains many of Park’s trademarks—a reversal at the midpoint, washes of hyperreal green, a chamber of private violence, octopus stuff—and is the first to fully marry his intensity and his restraint.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition to committing 10 turnovers, the Bruins didn’t run their offense enough through Betts, who had just six points at the game’s midpoint after scoring two of her team’s first three baskets.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Originally budgeted at $34.9 million, that leg will jut off the starter line at Third Street and Grand Boulevard in the River Market, then head north over the Grand Boulevard viaduct and east to within a five-minute walk of the stadium, stopping at the midpoint of Berkley Riverfront Park.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Remains of all 10 victims — eight women, a man, and a little girl — were found around the midpoint of a 15-mile stretch of Ocean Parkway running east from Jones Beach.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
While that was the midpoint of a preliminary forecast of 29 billion yuan to 31 billion yuan given in January, the result missed the 30.94 billion yuan average forecast by analysts.
—Danny Lee, Fortune Asia, 27 Mar. 2024
If not for Wells, the Cougars would have trailed by more than six points at the midpoint of the second half.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Trending on Billboard Shot Tower gave a midpoint valuation of $1.93 billion, reflecting a multiple of 15.9x net royalty income, which is around 26% lower than the valuation of September 2023.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
The Bruins struggled with Arizona's defense from the midpoint of the second half, both in the full court and when the Wildcats dropped into halfcourt D.
Sebastian Mack scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half to lead UCLA and Lazar Stefanovic added 17.
—John Marshall, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition to committing 10 turnovers, the Bruins didn’t run their offense enough through Betts, who had just six points at the game’s midpoint after scoring two of her team’s first three baskets.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Originally budgeted at $34.9 million, that leg will jut off the starter line at Third Street and Grand Boulevard in the River Market, then head north over the Grand Boulevard viaduct and east to within a five-minute walk of the stadium, stopping at the midpoint of Berkley Riverfront Park.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Remains of all 10 victims — eight women, a man, and a little girl — were found around the midpoint of a 15-mile stretch of Ocean Parkway running east from Jones Beach.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
While that was the midpoint of a preliminary forecast of 29 billion yuan to 31 billion yuan given in January, the result missed the 30.94 billion yuan average forecast by analysts.
—Danny Lee, Fortune Asia, 27 Mar. 2024
If not for Wells, the Cougars would have trailed by more than six points at the midpoint of the second half.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Trending on Billboard Shot Tower gave a midpoint valuation of $1.93 billion, reflecting a multiple of 15.9x net royalty income, which is around 26% lower than the valuation of September 2023.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
The Bruins struggled with Arizona's defense from the midpoint of the second half, both in the full court and when the Wildcats dropped into halfcourt D.
Sebastian Mack scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half to lead UCLA and Lazar Stefanovic added 17.
—John Marshall, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midpoint. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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midpoint
noun
mid·point
ˈmid-ˌpȯint 
: a point at or near the center or middle
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