middle of the road
Example Sentences
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Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at financial services firm AJ Bell, calls her a "middle of the road" option but also "a bit more of an unknown".
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving calls "one after another" on Tuesday night about "multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move", police said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Trolley buses sputtered to a halt in the middle of the road.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
Although she targeted teen listeners with such songs as the spring break anthem “Where the Boys Are,” Francis ultimately gravitated toward the middle of the road, singing softly lit, tasteful pop for adult audiences.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
Ahead of us, something black and skeletal seemed to loom up from the middle of the road.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
