How to Use "Among" with Example Sentences

among (prep): in the middle of

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Used with nouns:

"She is comfortable being among friends."
(friends, co-workers, family, peers)

"She is nervous being among famous people."
(famous people, strangers, influential people, older people)

Used with verbs:

"They found the lost dog among the wreckage."
(found, discovered, located)

"The child star grew up among famous people."
(grew up, be + raised)

"We had no idea a criminal lived among us."
(lived, resided)