How to Use middle-of-the-road in a Sentence
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Most are denizens of the bright and hot sun in just about any middle-of-the-road soil.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
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With a good amount of turns, a middle-of-the-road speed and a good ride length, Big Bear is the Goldilocks of rides.
—Silas Sloan, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
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Economists from both sides of the aisle believe Bessent is a middle-of-the-road pick.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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But there may be yet another middle-of-the-road contender for the GOP to pin its hopes on.
—Time, 29 June 2023
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This one is a good middle-of-the-road size for most spaces, with the option to mount it or use the kickstand to prop it up.
—Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
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This middle-of-the-road model seats one or two and has a speaker system.
—Carolyn Todd, Men's Health, 3 June 2023
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Even aiming for middle-of-the-road compromise hardware costs in the area of $5,000.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
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For its part, Barclays on Wednesday issued a middle-of-the-road view on Dover.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
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This middle-of-the-road snow blower will clear a small driveway quickly, but won’t cost you over a grand.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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This middle-of-the-road snow blower will clear a small driveway quickly, but won’t cost you over a grand.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Neither prudish nor, for the most part, smutty, the love scenes come straight out of middle-of-the-road romance novels.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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In all cases, 100 is considered a middle-of-the-road big-leaguer.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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This is, in my opinion, a good middle-of-the-road length and weight that will cover the bases for boat- and shore-based pursuits and a wide variety of lure styles.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
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People liked its middle-of-the-road consistency: not too fudgy, not too cakey.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
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That makes Utah a pretty middle-of-the-road state in terms of dog ownership: 33rd in the U.S. in terms of the percentage of households that have dogs, 31st in dogs per household.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
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The medium variant is the middle-of-the-road scenario provided by the United Nations.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
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This grill was middle-of-the-road in terms of performance — there were noticeable hot spots around the edges of the cooking area, but food placed in the middle of the grill was cooked nicely.
—Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
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Is a merely decent opening enough for a middle-of-the-road contender whose awards fortunes will live and die by its box office?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
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Atlanta’s Todd Fought had a middle-of-the-road weekend for Atlanta, but still sits #1 for the season for active challenger players.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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By contrast, middle-of-the-road and progressive sources were fragmented.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
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These are the definition of middle-of-the-road real Americans.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Because your average, middle-of-the-road restaurant is still full service, but that price point is not quite high enough to pay for everything.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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At a campaign stop earlier this month, Ryan said many of Vance's comments are alienating middle-of-the-road voters.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2022
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Underworld figures who knew the younger Castro described him as a middle-of-the-road presence who never seemed to make trouble.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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So there’s an audience for a smart middle-of-the-road approach to covering politics.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
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Virgin Plus's ratings were middle-of-the-road in 2022, but survey respondents are much happier this year.
—Ben Gottesman, PCMAG, 17 May 2023
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Now, both are trying to smooth their hard edges to win over the middle-of-the-road voters who will likely decide the victor in the Arizona Senate race -- and, possibly, control of the entire chamber.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
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After the gut-wrenching loss at Washington, the Bears now have to process being run over by a middle-of-the-road Cardinals team that is 5-4 and was ransacked by the Commanders earlier.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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This time, Trump has chosen a middle-of-the-road approach and eschewed the traditional hierarchy.
—Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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These tend to provide a combination of cushioning and lateral support that’s a little more middle-of-the-road.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
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