in the middle
idiom
: in a difficult or unpleasant position
She hated conflict and did not want to be put in the middle.
He was caught in the middle when his parents got divorced.
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All while treating patients in the middle of a destructive hurricane.
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Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
All while treating patients in the middle of a destructive hurricane.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
My brain and experience tells me to expect something in the middle of my wildest dreams and the bare minimum swap of Hanson for Coachman.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The suspect allegedly broke into the home in the middle of the night and assaulted the family inside before he was chased out.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the middle
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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