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.
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Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Less than a year later, Brown pulled a gun on a man in the middle of the day at a Charlotte apartment complex and robbed him of his cellphone and $450.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Megyn Kelly mourned the death of Charlie Kirk in the middle of a YouTube broadcast.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Less than a year later, Brown pulled a gun on a man in the middle of the day at a Charlotte apartment complex and robbed him of his cellphone and $450.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Megyn Kelly mourned the death of Charlie Kirk in the middle of a YouTube broadcast.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the middle
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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