How to Use in the thick of in a Sentence

in the thick of

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• His group was in the thick of the protests a few years ago and will be back on the streets this week.
  — Nayla Razzouk, Fortune Europe, 13 Feb. 2024
• This year’s show will be in the thick of awards season.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2023
• Now, Jones is in the thick of a battle to crack the 53-man roster.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
• Stoudamire had the Democrats in the thick of the PIL race until the final week of the season in 2021.
  — oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022
• Lots of cooks and creatives left the city, at least in the thick of lockdowns.
  — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
• The Stars are still in the thick of the race to get the last spot in the playoffs, battling with the St. Louis Ambush.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
• The Bengals are now in the thick of it all in the AFC playoff picture.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
• The Broncos are in the thick of the AFC playoff race, and would desire to stay there.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
• The Aggies were once in the thick of the SEC race but have lost four straight games to fall back to the middle of the pack.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
• Linnet Hultin and Angus Davis, both 75, are in the thick of them.
  — Carol Hymowitz, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
• Kendall is in the office, in the thick of trying to sabotage the deal.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
• Kendall is in the office, in the thick of trying to sabotage the deal.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
• Despite the injuries, the Red Sox are in the thick of the race for a postseason berth.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2025
• Start with Flagler Tavern, which is right in the thick of things.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
• Keep scrolling to find the best gifts for long-distance couples, from the lovebirds in the thick of it.
  — Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2023
• Green was in the thick of it, carrying the Warriors on both ends.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
• There has been a plot against Sisi, in the form of a half-baked military coup, and George is right in the thick of it.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2025
• Von Neumann Whitman was one of the few who said, in the thick of it, the very heat of battle, say what?
  — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
• By the time On the Marble Cliffs was at the printers, Jünger was in the thick of another world war.
  — Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
• Mahomes is just 29, remember, and in the thick of his prime.
  — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 20 June 2025
• The Rangers are still in the thick of the Eastern Conference wild-card battle.
  — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
• There are ranks, and bosses, but in the thick of it, everyone is equal.
  — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
• Ernesto Valverde's side entered the round in third place and is in the thick of a fight for a Champions League berth.
  — Joseph Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
• He’s been amazing and is the only reason the Flames are somehow in the thick of the playoff race.
  — Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
• Wolff, with her blond bob and easy warmth, is usually in the thick of a phalanx of wide-eyed young fans.
  — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
• ABC's Matt Rivers has been right in the thick of it in Beirut.
  — ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
• But at the time of the deal, San Jose was right in the thick of the playoff race.
  — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• Around June of 2025, the team behind Pixar's Hoppers was in the thick of crunch time.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
• Here's a look at the most oversold and overbought S & P 500 stocks in the thick of earnings season.
  — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
• Hollywood’s most glamorous star’s came out swinging, which makes sense in the thick of fashion week and awards show season.
  — Essence, 26 Jan. 2026