mid·dle-of-the-road
ˈmi-dᵊl-əv-ṯẖə-ˈrōd 
: standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes
especially
: being neither liberal nor conservative in politics
: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes
Examples of middle-of-the-road in a Sentence
Adjective
a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
The organization clearly needs a youth infusion in the wings behind a stable starting offensive front, and Denver won’t be content to bring back the exact same middle-of-the-road TE room — Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins and Lucas Krull — to Week 1 in 2026.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
One of the people — Abraham Simon, 33 — was allegedly in the middle of the road.
—Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Yet, unlike the middle-of-the-road duo, Fetterman does not wield his would-be leverage to score policy wins.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
The organization clearly needs a youth infusion in the wings behind a stable starting offensive front, and Denver won’t be content to bring back the exact same middle-of-the-road TE room — Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins and Lucas Krull — to Week 1 in 2026.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun phrase
At night, Martinez lay awake picturing an agent in the middle of the road raising his gun.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
One of the people — Abraham Simon, 33 — was allegedly in the middle of the road.
—Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Middle-of-the-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle-of-the-road. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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