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middle ground
noun
- an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
- Nautical. a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides.
middle ground
noun
- another term for middle distance See middle-distance
- a position of compromise between two opposing views, parties, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of middle ground1
Example Sentences
Instead, they reason that voters didn’t understand how extreme Amendment 3 was—and didn’t have a real choice because they weren’t offered a middle ground between Amendment 3 and the old ban, which contained only a life exception.
Somewhere in that murky middle ground — where salt meets sugar, where fat meets fruit — that’s where the best desserts live.
It’s the blurry middle ground where sweet and savory shake hands, where the unexpected happens and where the best things are often a little messy.
Jeff Hutt, a former spokesperson for the Make America Healthy Again political action committee and Kennedy's former national field director, argued that the health secretary had to "cover the middle ground", providing statements that are "politically adequate" while also providing sceptical stances on vaccines.
Thankfully for the club's supporters a middle ground was finally reached.
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