midsentence

English

Etymology

mid- +‎ sentence.

Adjective

midsentence (not comparable)

1. Occurring in the middle of a sentence.
   • 2007 April 4, Alan Riding, “New Work From a Writer Who Died in the Holocaust”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But the narrative broke off in midsentence.

   • 2007 October 11, Linda Greenhouse, “Case of Texas Murderer Engrosses Supreme Court”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Chief Justice Rehnquist was famous for cutting off lawyers in midsentence, even midsyllable, as soon as the red light on the lectern came on to signal that time was up.