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

It has been a dramatic transformation for the Remain-voting Newark MP, once dubbed "Robert Generic" by his Tory critics for his supposedly middle-of-the-road political views.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“We have a large number of middle-of-the-road people who are out there looking for someone to sing their song,” Perlaky said.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 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

For in 1912 Wilson had been in effect the middle-of-the-road candidate, the conservative liberal.

From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Lord, Frank B.