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in the middle of
in the middle of nowhere . In a very remote location, as in We found a great little hotel, out in the middle of nowhere . [Early 1900s]
Also, in the midst of . During, while engaged in, as in He stopped him in the middle of his speech , or I'm in the midst of calculating my income tax . The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from about 1500. Also see in the midst .
Example Sentences
And in the game’s biggest highlight, Reaves led a fast break in the middle of the court with Doncic running to the right and James to the left, flipping the ball behind his back before connecting with James on a lob for a dunk.
"I don't want people in other countries to suffer, I really don't," said Mary Miller, manager of the Delta Candy Emporium, which sits in the middle of the village's Main Street.
On the way to the Leopold estate, Elliot mows down an animal in the middle of the road.
"It's shocking that something like that can happen in a main shopping precinct in the middle of the day. It's just so sad."
The light turned red, and drivers started laying on their horns attempting to warn other drivers of the man stuck in the middle of the road.
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