middle

Example Sentences

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Factory work and office jobs were once Americans’ most reliable ticket to the middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He did not openly identify as gay given the complication of social life in middle class Bengal in the times he lived in.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

I quickly discovered that when I maneuvered our way toward the middle of the roll-call formation we had a little protection from the wind.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom