in the process

idiom

: while doing something

He scored the goal but was injured in the process.

Examples of in the process in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Responding officers smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath and took him into custody, but police were still in the process of testing him late Thursday night. —

Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024 Layne's organization activated all of its response team members and was in the process of assigning them to specific communities Tuesday. —

Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024 Shaking up your fourth house of home and family, unexpected changes and conflicts could arise on the homefront, urging you to assert your autonomy in the process. —

Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 Mainly, because the series wasn’t just about basketball and the scandal that forced the Sterlings to sell the team, netting two billion dollars in the process. —

Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the process

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