How to Use happy medium in a Sentence

happy medium

noun
Definition of happy mediumnext
  • 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

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