eye of a hurricane

1. The region at the center of a hurricane about which the winds rotate, but which itself is relatively calm.

Figuratively, the eye of a hurricane is the quiet center of a dispute or controversy.

Example Sentences

He’s literally gone into the eye of a hurricane.

From Los Angeles Times

Even after GPT made headlines, being at OpenAI was like being in the eye of a hurricane.

From Seattle Times

Ralph, who leads the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, said the mission would be nothing like flying through the eye of a hurricane.

From Los Angeles Times

Through Mr. Brewer’s lens, Bruce Irons surfed into what looked like the eye of a hurricane in Indonesia; Barry Kanaiaupuni darted through Honolulu Bay like a speedboat, leaving a wake behind him; Shane Dorian, also in Indonesia, appeared to split the ocean; and Strider Wasilewski seemingly rode his board underwater off Oahu.

From New York Times

One person’s oval looked more like the eye of a hurricane.

From Washington Post