in the thick of
Example Sentences
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The NEH, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, have been in the thick of it the whole time.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
The fatal thought occurred to me that if the novel had started right here, in the thick of the tension, very little of what came before would have been missed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Equity futures and oil have been swinging around on Thursday as investors remain in the thick of trying to navigate a worsening Iran conflict.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
"When you're in the thick of it, that's not the time to say we need to change everything."
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
My eyes were on Bobby Gene, in the thick of things with Dad and Styx.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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