Examples of middle ground in a Sentence

The judge of the case chose a middle ground between harshness and leniency. Both sides in this debate need to do more to establish some middle ground.

Recent Examples on the Web Find the middle ground between high-performance goals and mediocrity. — Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 17 June 2022 The same is true this season for NoHo Hank, Mr. Cousineau and Fuches, offering showcases for Carrigan’s uniquely weird line-readings, Winkler’s hangdog perfection and Root occupying the middle ground between the two. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2022 Through Watari’s mediation, and through the surprisingly wise advice of none other than Takatsuki, his wife’s seducer, Kafuku is able to bring together the role and the life, to find the middle ground between Stanislavski’s Method and his own. — Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2022 The worst outcome for Mr. Starmer, Dr. Bale adds, may actually be a middle ground, where the police judge that the Labour leader acted unlawfully but decide not to fine him. — Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2022 Hot Sauce is the perfect middle ground—which makes sense, since the shade was pretty much engineered for my skin tone. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 17 May 2022 Situated between Miami and the larger cities in Palm Beach County, Hollywood offers a middle ground for commuters — Miami’s about 20 miles south and Fort Lauderdale’s just 10 miles north. — Amber Randall, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2022 So Lenovo is hoping to have found a favorable middle ground here. — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 17 May 2022 Some Republicans appeared to seek a middle ground on the issue. — Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 4 May 2022 See More

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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20ground. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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