amongst
Use Amongst in a sentence
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| 1. | in the midst of: he lived among the Indians |
| 2. | to each of: divide the reward among yourselves |
| 3. | in the group, class, or number of: ranked among the greatest writers |
| 4. | taken out of (a group): he is only one among many |
| 5. | with one another within a group; by the joint action of: a lot of gossip among the women employees; decide it among yourselves |
| amongst or amongst | |
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Amongst
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example sentences
But not amongst people who know what they're talking about.
There's no reason to take the author to task for using a personal story amongst his collection of second-hand tales.
Amongst these would be nucleotides, enabling replication of the pump.
Amongst a tiny collection of houses, everything here happens in a cycle.
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