in the thick of

phrase

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Sweeping those games would put Michigan in the thick of the CFP race. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

This is her seventh year in the thick of the action, and she’s gotten good at passing the time. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Vietnamese labor unions were in the thick of it, both blessed by the largess and cursed by the exploitative system. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2026

Her advice for parents currently in the thick of a difficult split? — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the thick of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove