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
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From this premise, the film starts to spin a feeble air of mystery when someone knocks over some of the graves in the middle of the night and Karsh starts to investigate.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
The Ukrainian boxer started out fast against Fury, but the British star owned Usyk in the middle rounds.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 May 2024
At the rally, which drew hundreds of demonstrators, at least two officers wearing the white shirts of commanders were filmed punching three protesters who were prone in the middle of a crosswalk.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Then there’s Carlsbad’s lineup with Payne in the middle and Tomkinson on the outside, which paved the way to a top-20 boys volleyball national ranking throughout this season.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
And interestingly, a lot of the banks that those cards are issued on are usually small banks located in the middle of the country.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 May 2024
People set them to go off in the middle of the night and never see where the sprinklers are pointed.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
When a divisive defendant like Trump is facing jail time in the middle of a heated election season, a clear-eyed assessment was always going to be tricky.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024
That strategy suggests Johnson would face a direct challenge to his speakership from an alternative candidate as early as January 2025, rather than a vote on ousting him smack in the middle of the current session.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
The Ukrainian boxer started out fast against Fury, but the British star owned Usyk in the middle rounds.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 May 2024
At the rally, which drew hundreds of demonstrators, at least two officers wearing the white shirts of commanders were filmed punching three protesters who were prone in the middle of a crosswalk.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Then there’s Carlsbad’s lineup with Payne in the middle and Tomkinson on the outside, which paved the way to a top-20 boys volleyball national ranking throughout this season.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
And interestingly, a lot of the banks that those cards are issued on are usually small banks located in the middle of the country.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 May 2024
People set them to go off in the middle of the night and never see where the sprinklers are pointed.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
When a divisive defendant like Trump is facing jail time in the middle of a heated election season, a clear-eyed assessment was always going to be tricky.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024
That strategy suggests Johnson would face a direct challenge to his speakership from an alternative candidate as early as January 2025, rather than a vote on ousting him smack in the middle of the current session.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
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