Idiom
middle of nowhere
Meaning
A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Their house is in the middle of nowhere.”
“We drove for three hours and ended up in the middle of nowhere with no cell service.”
“The old cabin stood in the middle of nowhere, miles from the nearest town and surrounded by dense, silent forest.”
Examples
simple
“Their house is in the middle of nowhere.”
contextual
“We drove for three hours and ended up in the middle of nowhere with no cell service.”
complex
“The old cabin stood in the middle of nowhere, miles from the nearest town and surrounded by dense, silent forest.”
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