I'll echo others and say a hybrid that fits you and you enjoy riding is the way to go. Most name brands have at least two types of hybrids - a more upright with wider tires and one that looks more like a road bike with a flat handle bar. They might be advertised as city/hybrid/fitness/urban/commuter (checking Trek and Giant and that's what I find at their websites).
Even if you buy used at least looking at what bike manufactures are currently selling can give you a good idea of what to look for. My wife got a Trek Verve 2 in 2019 and it's a fairly basic bike. It's now slaved to our smart trainer but I found it a perfectly cromulent bike. It did what it was supposed to do. Yeah, it had mechanical and not hydraulic brakes, it's heavy, it has a basic 3x7 drive train. But it works and isn't a pile of junk.