How to Use median in a Sentence

median

1 of 2 noun
  • The median is the point at which half the homes sold for more and half for less.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The median is the point at which half the homes sold for more and half for less.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The median is the point at which half the homes sold for more and half for less.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the median of the upper half of the pay scale.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And in recent years, the median spends on projects has gone up.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • And the median is getting squeezed from both ends.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Those medians are due for some sprucing up.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
  • While driving back from a ski trip, his car hit the median on the freeway.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In May, the median wait time to get a state bed was 37 days.
    — Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Pictures from the scene showed the truck had crashed across the concrete wall in the median.
    — Julie Vossler-Henderson, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The median will be closed to all modes of transportation.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Those customers spend a median of $20 per month on the apps.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • My views are close to the median of a resident of this county.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The pickup truck and the trailer came to rest in the center median.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The car that Schultz and Cronin were in went over a concrete median and hit a pole.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Among those who did, the effects lasted for a median of 15 months.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The median of this year’s price hikes is around 4% - in line with 2025.
    — Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The video ends showing the car driving over the roadway median.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Most storms take from 24 to 69 hours; the median is 51 hours.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Most storms take from 24 to 69 hours; the median is 51 hours.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Avila collapsed into the grass of the median and died.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Both the bike and the suspect tumbled down the highway and into the median.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • His body was later found on a median near Kerr Gulch Road.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • For instance, when trees must be planted in street medians or high‑traffic areas.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • At one point, six people could be seen fighting along the center median of the highway.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In the previous month, homes had a median of 81 days on the market.
    — Usa Today Network, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In the previous month, homes had a median of 36 days on the market.
    — Usa Today Network, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
  • One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a traffic signal.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Her car ended up in the median of the road, and Gregg said an ambulance showed up along with two tow trucks.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Home prices are now pushing toward a $5M median.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

median

2 of 2 adjective
  • What is the median price of homes in this area?
  • And as prices have picked up over the years, so has the median age to buy one.
    — Hannah Parker, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The age of the median voter is now fifty-two.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • Utah is the youngest state, with a median age of about 32.
    — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The median winery had no growth at all.
    — Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The median delay is over a year.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these were short—the median size was just 160 bases long.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
  • So what does a monthly rent that’s more than the city’s area median income get you?
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Most patients were adult men and the median age was 41.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This was determined by the median size of a city's parks.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
  • The median age was 69 and 57% of them were men.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The median age of all home buyers is 59.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • The median state move was a five-point improvement.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
  • The median state move was a five-point improvement.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • The median length of these leaves has nearly quadrupled.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Market breadth was soft, the median stock sagging a bit but still in for a decent week.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This test compares your income to the median income in your state.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The median screen time was around 32 minutes.
    — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There is no Las Olas without the median trees.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Sales volume is down about 10%, and the median close price is down about 3%.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But at the same time, its median rent rate has declined, even as rents across the country mushroomed.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • That’s nine years older than the median age of homes in 2005.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Today, the median age is nearly forty.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • The median age of a first-time homebuyer is 40.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This job earns a median wage of $159,660.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Those shifts added up to about a $121 increase for a median-value home.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The units will be available to those making 80% of the area median income or less.
    — Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
  • The median rent price for a one-bedroom apartment in the city dropped around 4%, compared to last year.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • While the median projection calls for two more cuts by year's end, there was a range of views among officials.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The median age of residents is 39 years old.
    — Zuri Primos may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026

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