How to Use "amid" with Example Sentences

1. Sunday 's celebration was held amid tight security .

2. The move comes amid rising worries in china over pollution .

3. That is where the floods started amid pounding monsoon rains earlier this month .

4. Hurd resigned from h-p last month amid a scandal involving a marketing consultant .

5. The change comes amid heightened fears among big business about the impact of dysfunction in washington .