smack in the middle
Example Sentences
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First off, oil remains almost smack in the middle of its range from just before the Iran war to now, meaning the cost of energy is still higher.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
But this film falls smack in the middle.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025
Some are grown near Hancock, Wis., a small village smack in the middle of a state best known for its cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Yet what Kennedy also didn’t seem to realize was that at that very moment he was already stuck smack in the middle of an elaborate publicity stunt himself.
From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025
The huge pale mushroom—which lived smack in the middle of the garden— did not respond.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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