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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Rogers has been effective in the middle of the field and has shown an ability to pick up easy yards on checkdown routes.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The air is thick, the landscape breathtaking, and Ryan Coogler drops us in the middle of it all as a young Sammie (Miles Caton) wanders, haunted, into his preacher father's congregation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
But Fox News personality Dana Perino sometimes puts her phone down for a luxurious 90 minutes in the middle of the day.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Dangerous in the middle of the field and has impressive hands.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The air is thick, the landscape breathtaking, and Ryan Coogler drops us in the middle of it all as a young Sammie (Miles Caton) wanders, haunted, into his preacher father's congregation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
But Fox News personality Dana Perino sometimes puts her phone down for a luxurious 90 minutes in the middle of the day.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Dangerous in the middle of the field and has impressive hands.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 16 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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