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.

Examples of in the middle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two people and their dog have been killed after their mobile home exploded in the middle of the night, police said. —Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 May 2024

Buescher found a hole between Chastain and Bell in the middle, briefly making those five drivers even for second place. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024

As the photo was likely taken around 1972, Bacon’s swooping, chin-length ’do, parted in the middle, is very of its time. —Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024

The original 2008 film, inspired by real-life break-ins and the Charles Manson murders, starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a not-so-happy couple who get an unwelcome knock at their door in the middle of the night. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 May 2024

After hearing the bad news, Mr. Hill walks in a daze on the ship’s deck, eyes lost in the middle distance, the official regalia of his captain’s outfit rendered absurd. —Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 May 2024

And the Bedouin people living in the area suddenly and unexpectedly found themselves in the middle of a firefight. —Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 5 May 2024

There's enough turmoil in the world to fill any local edition, and those of us in the news media often find ourselves in the middle of crises big and small throughout the course of our reporting. —Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2024

Three of the six conservative justices seemed to land in the middle, still searching for legal arguments that would support Idaho’s stance. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024