juste milieu
Example Sentences
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If you put too much cream, you will make the tea cold,—if you put too much sugar, you will make it syrupy,—you must arrive at the juste milieu in a cup of tea!
From God's Good Man by Corelli, Marie
With reference to the waist, as to every thing else, the juste milieu is literally the thing to be desired.
From Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress by Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia
The Carlists looked distrustful, the republicans bold, and the juste milieu alarmed.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
And the mode of thinking thus designated is already manifesting its importance by one of the most unequivocal signs, the appearance of thinkers who attempt a compromise or juste milieu between it and its opposite.
From Auguste Comte and Positivism by Mill, John Stuart
When the subject was disposed of, the writer asked his friend the object of these unusual investigations, and was told that they were for the use of a leading Deputy, who was thoroughly juste milieu.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
