middle of the road
Example Sentences
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That middle-of-the-road phrasing is a result of the rising perils of wading into hot-button issues in recent years.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Since then, many comedians have headlined the dinner, ranging from middle-of-the-road talents like Jay Leno to outspoken icons like Richard Pryor and George Carlin.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
He pitched himself to voters as a moderate Republican, saying he bucked his party on abortion and immigration, instead sticking to middle-of-the-road policy proposals.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
People still bought CDs in supermarkets and Woolworths, and the majority of those CDs were dreary, middle-of-the-road efforts by acts like Katie Melua, Il Divo and Keane.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
He had been that all his life—he had fought the railroads in Kansas for fifty years, a Granger, a Farmers' Alliance man, a "middle-of-the-road" Populist.
From The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
