in the course of

Idioms  

1. Also, during the course of. In the process or progress of, as in the famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence (1776), “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands ...” These phrases have been criticized as needlessly wordy (in or during alone are adequate), but they have an emphatic rhythm that keeps them alive. [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

In a first half in which offensive fireworks were conspicuously absent, Walker delivered runs of 29 and 30 yards in the course of three plays to set up Seattle's second field goal.

From Barron's

"He has been able to overcome so much in the course of his career," Frazier told BBC Sport.

From BBC

In the course of reporting this story, I learned that self-massage doesn’t help.

From Slate

A shortcoming of private data is that it reflects what a company such as Indeed or ADP happens to have on hand in the course of its business, not a data set constructed to represent the entire economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

That law shields individual federal employees from being held financially responsible for negligence or wrongdoing done in the course of their job, but it does allow suits seeking compensation from government agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal