How to Use happy medium in a Sentence

happy medium

noun

• Think of the style as the happy medium between roomy and rangy.
  — Michael Loré, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
• Look for a happy medium in a boot that's sturdy but not overly heavy.
  — Casey Clark, Parents, 1 June 2024
• The optimists, which include Mr. Bove, hope that the club can find a happy medium — and a way to succeed.
  — Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Aim for a warm shower with warm water to reach a happy medium.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2023
• But a happy medium exists: the fine-gauge merino sweater.
  — Jamie Waters, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
• This Allbirds pair is a happy medium between high-tops and low-tops.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
• The happy medium of these two types of fit is a straight-leg pant, which hugs the hips and upper thighs, but allows more room for gaiters or the tops of your boots at the bottom of the pants.
  — Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
• The mid-rise waist hugs the waist with a slightly stretchy fit, and is a great happy medium for anyone who wants a pair of pants that are neither high nor low-rise.
  — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• Instead, look into a happy medium and set some goals that feel like miniature versions of your big goal.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
• Yet Scanlan Theodore has found the happy medium—a way to succeed that honors the artistic roots of fashion design.
  — Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
• The consistency is a happy medium of thick, but not too thick, and quickly absorbs!
  — Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 26 June 2024
• Though Year & Day has a crisp white shade called Moon, its light gray called Fog offers that happy medium between subtle and statement.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• Bhagwandas, too, calls for a happy medium in beauty trends.
  — Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
• Perhaps the latest office lease-data shows that the future of work is probably the happy medium of hybrid.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
• There's got to be a happy medium between a Recaro and a couch, though probably not in this car's extended future.
  — Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
• With nearly six quarts of space, this air fryer provides a happy medium for anyone who is looking to cook for more than one but also doesn't have a ton of counter space to give up.
  — Caroline Thomason, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
• Morris intervenes both too little and too much, but the movie somehow still hits a sweet spot in the happy medium of those antipodal failings.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
• Pastels provide a happy medium between pure white and full-on color.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• If your options always seem to be a heavy, bulky flashlight or a rinky-dink junk drawer gadget, take heed: the perfect happy medium does exist.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2023
• Given that there’s hardly anything as essential in a wardrobe as a go-to pair of denim, this summer, why not find a happy medium and opt for a jean maxi skirt instead?
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 12 July 2023
• Given that there’s hardly anything as essential in a wardrobe than a go-to pair of denim, this summer, why not find a happy medium and opt for a jean max skirt instead?
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 11 July 2023
• Given that there’s hardly anything as essential in a wardrobe than a go-to pair of denim, this season, why not find a happy medium and opt for a jean midi skirt instead?
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
• Broad spectrum also contains little to no THC, and is a happy medium between full spectrum and isolate.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• The Ultra High Rise ‘90s are lightweight yet noticeably well-crafted, hitting a happy medium in terms of structure, softness, and overall fit.
  — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• For the non-jean enthusiast, Goldsign’s denim midi skirt is a happy medium.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2023
• Ironside also could be a happy medium for homeowners looking to experiment with a darker palette but not quite willing to go all in with the black paint trend.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 25 Aug. 2023
• The above-average snowpack balance strikes a happy medium between too much snow, which can lead to flooding as the state’s frozen reservoir melts, and too little snow, which could plunge the state back into drought conditions.
  — Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
• For those who don’t love wearing foundation but want a little bit of coverage, a serum foundation is the ultimate happy medium.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• The good news is, there’s a happy medium between making a big show of heading out for the cinema and settling in for treacly, cavity-inducing holiday fare!
  — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023
• While there are three Mishimoto radiators on board to cool the battery, motor, and inverter, the low range provides a happy medium between using all that torque at once and stressing the motor.
  — Emme Hall, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024