in the middle of winter
collocation in Englishmeaningsofin,middleandwinter
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in
adjective
uk/ɪn/us/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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middle
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈmɪd.əl/us/ˈmɪd.əl/
in a ...
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winter
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈwɪn.tər/us/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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(Definition ofin,middleandwinterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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People are dispatched to sea aboard unseaworthy craft in themiddleofwinter.
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Imagine what those winds are like in themiddleofwinter, with temperatures of minus 40°.
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Does that mean in themiddleofwinter?
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The time taken in themiddleofwinterto build it was 11 weeks.
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In themiddleofwinter, one could not close windows that had fallen down.
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That was in themiddleofwinter!
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Even in themiddleofwinterthere is little time allocated to pursuits likely to exercise and satisfy any sense of craftsmanship or specialised intellectual activity.
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If the householder cannot get it repaired, this can be very serious for families, including my own, in themiddleofwinter.
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One is aware of the fact that this will happen in themiddleofwinterand one wonders about central heating systems for the elderly, refrigeration plant, and so on.
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It was unorganised; six and a half million people transferred, in themiddleofwinter, when there was no transportation and so on.
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According to street gossip, the street and gardens would be dug up and water would be cut off in themiddleofwinter.
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That is done for the sensible reason that he does not want a gaping hole where the window should be in themiddleofwinter.
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The hard fact is that the nation's accident and emergency departments cannot cope with a flu epidemic in themiddleofwinter.
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That journey is fine in the middle of the night in themiddleofwinter, but at midday in mid-summer presents a most serious problem.
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Many postmen have to report at 3 o'clock in the morning, which in themiddleofwintercannot be very pleasant.
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It seems to me that at about the period of the beginning of double summer-time people begin to take things more happily than in themiddleofwinter.
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Will the light be measured on a cloudy day, or in themiddleofwinter, or in the middle of summer?
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If there is one need that these people have in themiddleofwintermore than any other, it is heat, hot water and decencies for children.
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There was a time when we regarded 95,000 as a seriously high figure in themiddleofwinter.
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He is salaried and receives an even rate whether he works for long hours during harvest or for shorter periods in themiddleofwinter.
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