middle ground

Example Sentences

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Unless both sides can make a giant leap into an unexplored middle ground of compromise, it is hard to see a deal being made.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Terahertz light has long been considered promising for imaging because it occupies a useful middle ground.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Miami falls into an awkward middle ground that the blue bloods often avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

It was the perfect middle ground between Sean Bateman, Dawson Leery and Van Der Beek himself, a meta character that only an actor with a massive reserve of humility could pull off.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“There isn’t much middle ground with you, is there? All you want is a drink of water and the answer to a question that folk have been guessing at since ... well, since forever.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss