middle of summer

collocation in English

meaningsofmiddleandsummer

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middle
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmɪd.əl/us
/ˈmɪd.əl/
in a ...
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summer
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsʌm.ər/us
/ˈsʌm.ɚ/
the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest, lasting from June to September north of the equator and from December to March south of ...
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(Definition ofmiddleandsummerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We report an outbreak that occurred in a large remand prison with a highly mobile population, and in contrast to the earlier reports, occurred in themiddleofsummer.
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Smicronyx lutulentus was prevalent in the middle of spring and again in themiddleofsummer, with no adult weevil activity recorded during the main flowering time.
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Zygogramma bicolorata larvae that emerged in early summer reached peak population in themiddleofsummer, but declined subsequently with no larval activity evident from early autumn (fig. 1b).
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We had particulars in themiddleofsummerabout the housing societies at that time.
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Therefore, one has to shut the windows, however hot it may be, in themiddleofsummer.
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Stores are going down in themiddleofsummer.
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Will the light be measured on a cloudy day, or in the middle of winter, or in themiddleofsummer?
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When they are playing outdoors in themiddleofsummer, the sudden searing noise of an aircraft terrifies them.
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It is as unsuitable as an over- coat in themiddleofsummer, and it ought to be rethought.
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One very hot morning, in themiddleofsummer, a man was loading pit props from a ship on to a railway truck.
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It was themiddleofsummerand everybody was fed up and worn out.
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We are in themiddleofsummer.
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It was themiddleofsummer, and the crusaders had very little food and water; many men and horses died.
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Incredibly, the players encountered snow and ice on the road as they neared the summit though the episode took place in themiddleofsummer.
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Finding themselves captured, transported across the ocean, and imprisoned in themiddleofsummerwas made to hurt their spirits.
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Breeding and spawning occurs in themiddleofsummer.
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During one evening in themiddleofsummer, the discussions turned to the nature of the principle of life.
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The 250 lap event occurs in themiddleofsummer.
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It was themiddleofsummer, and we were traveling in a windowless truck with only a foam mattress on the floor.
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