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.

Examples of in the middle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chatty Cathy’s owner Cathy Meyers was in the middle of all of it, directing traffic. —

Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024 Trump, who's in the middle of a presidential campaign and has three other criminal trials pending, has announced no international travel plans. —

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 May 2024 Fittingly, Jeff was in the middle of shooting Independence Day: Resurgence when his son was born. —

Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 At least one feline much bigger than your average neighborhood cat was spotted roaming through California backyards in the middle of the night, home surveillance videos show. —

Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the middle

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