happy medium

noun

: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes

The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.

Examples of happy medium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

This Allbirds pair is a happy medium between high-tops and low-tops. —Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024

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

Without straying too far from the current logo, Arsham found a happy medium between maximal and minimal. —Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

Good news for those who dread the thought of returning to a pre-pandemic normal: The availability of hybrid roles—a happy medium, where employees can work from home for part of the week—has grown globally on the networking platform. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023

The 42 objective lens diameter is a good happy medium for standard light conditions. —Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024

But a happy medium exists: the fine-gauge merino sweater. —Jamie Waters, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024