middle of nowhere
Definitions
A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
Equivalents
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Examples
“We set⟳ out to demonstrate⟳ to the people of the county that a corrupt ring⟳ managed the Republican party in this county. . . . We want⟳ that corrupt ring⟳ knocked into the middle of Nowhere.”
“"Only we don't happen⟳ to be in the middle of nowhere! We're just about a couple of miles from a market town where abides a nice little inn whence petrol can be obtained."”
“The train⟳ occasionally stops when it crosses a stream in the middle of nowhere to take⟳ on water.”
“South Florida's Everglades Jetport is a fancy name⟳ for a concrete runway in the middle of nowhere.”
“I've been walking through the middle of nowhere / Trying to get⟳ to heaven before they close⟳ the door”
“[A]fter weeks of journeying across the monotonous open⟳ sea. . . . “You see⟳ nothing for 30 days — you’re in the middle of nowhere, you feel⟳ like⟳ you are in outer space,” said Mr. Domjan.”
“In the 1800s, tons of Americans migrated all over in search⟳ of one thing: money. Towns just started popping up in the middles of nowhere to mine for gold.”
“It feels strange to be crossing the site of the old Ripple Lane locomotive depot and freight yards on a new viaduct, to arrive⟳ in what used to be the middle of nowhere but which is now a growing new development.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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