in the thick of
Example Sentences
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“In other words, retail investors have been right in the thick of things when it comes to last month’s, and this year’s, biggest winners.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“In five years I’ll probably be retired, but these guys will still be 25, 26, right in the thick of it,” Barnes said of the budding Thunder-Spurs rivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
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
They are both in the thick of the relegation battle at the bottom of the table and will surely have at least one eye on that, rather than being fully focused on the FA Cup.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
If I were to start a file on things nobody tells you about until you’re right in the thick of them, I might begin with miscarriages.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
