Meanings of stand amid in English

We stand amid the primeval convulsions of matter,-thefirst fierce throes of life.

Where was I to stand amid all this confusion and contradiction?

Lebanese soldiers stand amid the rubble of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in North Lebanon.

You stand amid the melancholy ruins of canceled cycles.

An atmosphere flier had come to rest nearby, the occupants walking out to stand amid the desolation.

We stand amid the palaces of Shushan.

I couldn't ask a woman to come out here and stand amid this ruin with me, Honora.

With no ordinary feeling does one stand amid the scene of this most interesting and curious chapter in church history.

The new President, Warren G. Harding, was taking his place on the stand amid the din and roar of applause.

He seemed to stand amid a chaos, in a mad world beyond the borders of reason, beyond the dominions of God.

In the small store, life size cardboard cut-outs of Markle and Harry stand amid Union Jack flags, commemorative plates and teacups.

Dream's icons from the intellectual sanctuary of ANA than to actually stand amid the movement's sacred heart, experiencing its reality for herself.

He's not much of a guy for celebrations, but harbours this secret and long-burning desire to stand amid thousands of falling balloons.

But it's still a pleasant exercise to stand amid what remains and imagine the grandeur that once populated this small but sadly forgotten street.

Villagers stand amid the rubble of collapsed houses after a tornado ripped through Lingbi, Anhui province June 21, 2008.

Moscow Letter: The clocks are stopped at 6.50 p.m., and stand amid books unread for 80 years, writes Daniel McLaughlin.