middle-of-the-roader
Example Sentences
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Burned by a fierce confirmation fight that rejected Robert Bork, President Reagan picked Anthony Kennedy, a middle-of-the-roader who has played the role of balancer and swing vote.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 10, 2010
Founded six years ago, the Minneapolis-based bimonthly has become a handbook for baby boomers, new agers and whole earthers, as well as the odd eclectic middle-of-the-roader.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whenever the discussion touched Hungary's relations with Russia, middle-of-the-roader Nagy skirted skillfully, Communist Rakosi smiled a bland, gold-toothed smile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Montini, in charge of day-to-day operations, is thin, suave, cool, precise, and politically a middle-of-the-roader.
From Time Magazine Archive
It so happens that by 1944 the South's Sam Rayburn, a solid, middle-of-the-roader, a man who can placate Congress, may be just the kind of running mate Franklin Roosevelt desires.
From Time Magazine Archive
