in the middle of nowhere
idiom
: in a place that is far away from other people, houses, or cities
We got lost in the middle of nowhere.
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One night, there was a storm—sudden and powerful, the kind that, up in the middle of nowhere, can knock out the power for days.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Even when these fires burn in the middle of nowhere, the smoke impacts somebody.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 14 June 2023
A little bit has to do with it being kind of out there in the middle of nowhere.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
The title track recounts the dead-end options of growing up in the middle of nowhere, delivered over a garage-rock groove.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Even when these fires burn in the middle of nowhere, the smoke impacts somebody.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 14 June 2023
A little bit has to do with it being kind of out there in the middle of nowhere.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
The title track recounts the dead-end options of growing up in the middle of nowhere, delivered over a garage-rock groove.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
See All Example Sentences for in the middle of nowhere
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“In the middle of nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle%20of%20nowhere. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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