middle ground

Example Sentences

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But it’s much harder to be a realist—to look at America’s biggest strategic competitor and seek a stable middle ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This plea for the middle ground between praise and criticism is not something that England's coaching staff have invented to mitigate post-defeat criticism.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

But there is that middle ground — the people who don’t have time for politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The middle ground: He should have brought the sealant in the first place, given that you identified and appraised him of the problem prior to his arrival on the first occasion.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

I guess there’s this hazy middle ground between laughing at someone and laughing with someone.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli