Word of the Day 03/01/23 In Medias Res
In Medias Res (adverb)
in medias res [ in me-di-ahs res; English in mee-dee-uhs reez, in mey-dee-ahs reys ]
adverb Latin.
1. in the middle of things.
ORIGIN: literally: into the midst of things, taken from a passage in Horace's Ars Poetica
HOW TO USE IN MEDIAS RES IN A SENTENCE
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
WILL CHRIS CHRISTIE REGRET HIS COWBOY HUG?|MATT LEWIS|JANUARY 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
‘WE OUT HERE’: INSIDE THE NEW BLACK TRAVEL MOVEMENT|CHARLISE FERGUSON|JANUARY 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
THE REAL-LIFE ‘DOWNTON’ MILLIONAIRESSES WHO CHANGED BRITAIN|TIM TEEMAN|DECEMBER 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
NEW U.S. STEALTH JET CAN’T FIRE ITS GUN UNTIL 2019|DAVE MAJUMDAR|DECEMBER 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.
NEW U.S. STEALTH JET CAN’T FIRE ITS GUN UNTIL 2019|DAVE MAJUMDAR|DECEMBER 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)|VARIOUS
The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS|R. P. DUNN-PATTISON
So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS|R. P. DUNN-PATTISON
Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS|R. P. DUNN-PATTISON
But the novel disappeared under the clothes with amazing celerity as the voice of her sister-in-law demanded admission.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)|CHARLES JAMES WILLS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
in medias res [ in me-di-ahs res; English in mee-dee-uhs reez, in mey-dee-ahs reys ]
adverb Latin.
1. in the middle of things.
ORIGIN: literally: into the midst of things, taken from a passage in Horace's Ars Poetica
HOW TO USE IN MEDIAS RES IN A SENTENCE
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
WILL CHRIS CHRISTIE REGRET HIS COWBOY HUG?|MATT LEWIS|JANUARY 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
‘WE OUT HERE’: INSIDE THE NEW BLACK TRAVEL MOVEMENT|CHARLISE FERGUSON|JANUARY 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
THE REAL-LIFE ‘DOWNTON’ MILLIONAIRESSES WHO CHANGED BRITAIN|TIM TEEMAN|DECEMBER 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
NEW U.S. STEALTH JET CAN’T FIRE ITS GUN UNTIL 2019|DAVE MAJUMDAR|DECEMBER 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.
NEW U.S. STEALTH JET CAN’T FIRE ITS GUN UNTIL 2019|DAVE MAJUMDAR|DECEMBER 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)|VARIOUS
The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS|R. P. DUNN-PATTISON
So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS|R. P. DUNN-PATTISON
Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS|R. P. DUNN-PATTISON
But the novel disappeared under the clothes with amazing celerity as the voice of her sister-in-law demanded admission.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)|CHARLES JAMES WILLS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.