in the thick of
idiom
: in the most active or intense part of (something)
a soldier in the thick of battle
Examples of in the thick of in a Sentence
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The second tax holiday period begins in the thick of the season, Aug. 24, and runs through Sept. 6.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The story follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), who strive to protect Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo (Natalie Portman) in the thick of an interplanetary trade conflict.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 May 2024
And teachers remain caught in the thick of it despite their slightly larger paychecks.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
In the over 3-hour-long livestream, the young man is in the thick of the scrum and can be seen hitting another man with a pole before arming counterprotesters with wood planks.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Although the Royals were six games behind the Tigers in the AL Central at that time, many Kansas City fans were happy the team was in the thick of the playoff race, although there was still three-fourths of the season to be played.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
Thompson met his future MC5 bandmates in high school in the early Sixties, and the group came of age and cut their teeth in the thick of Detroit’s garage rock heyday.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
Lots of cooks and creatives left the city, at least in the thick of lockdowns.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
McNamee, a generation younger, is still in the thick of parenting her own kids.
—Olaf Blecker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The story follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), who strive to protect Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo (Natalie Portman) in the thick of an interplanetary trade conflict.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 May 2024
And teachers remain caught in the thick of it despite their slightly larger paychecks.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
In the over 3-hour-long livestream, the young man is in the thick of the scrum and can be seen hitting another man with a pole before arming counterprotesters with wood planks.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Although the Royals were six games behind the Tigers in the AL Central at that time, many Kansas City fans were happy the team was in the thick of the playoff race, although there was still three-fourths of the season to be played.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
Thompson met his future MC5 bandmates in high school in the early Sixties, and the group came of age and cut their teeth in the thick of Detroit’s garage rock heyday.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
Lots of cooks and creatives left the city, at least in the thick of lockdowns.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
McNamee, a generation younger, is still in the thick of parenting her own kids.
—Olaf Blecker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
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