in the thick of
Example Sentences
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Born in Sutton, Surrey, in 1940, she grew up in Clapham, south London, in the thick of World War Two.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“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
Miller Levy’s venture-capital firm, backed by veteran venture capitalist Alan Patricof, 91, is in the thick of it.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
“We should’ve just left him back there,” Trina said, hands on knees, struggling to catch her breath.“He slowed us down, and he’s still right in the thick of things anyway.”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
