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.
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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
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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
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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 5 Nov. 2024.
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