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
"Andoni likes to take all of the sessions and be in the thick of it as opposed to leaving it to others," said a Bournemouth source.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 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
"Officer Manit, Somkit is with the marchers. He’s going to be on the bridge tonight, probably right in the thick of things."
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
