in the middle of nowhere

idiom

: in a place that is far away from other people, houses, or cities

We got lost in the middle of nowhere.

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Even when these fires burn in the middle of nowhere, the smoke impacts somebody. —

Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 14 June 2023 The title track recounts the dead-end options of growing up in the middle of nowhere, delivered over a garage-rock groove. —

Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023 The mesa is in the middle of nowhere but silent desert, land stretching between the state’s highest peaks and the depths of Death Valley. —

Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 Roberts argued that there's no reason to believe Duggar's car lot in the middle of nowhere is a place that would be targeted for a cyberattack. —

Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2021 See all Example Sentences for in the middle of nowhere

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“In the middle of nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle%20of%20nowhere. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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