mixed bag
noun
1
: a miscellaneous collection : assortment
2
: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects
his performance was a mixed bag
Examples of mixed bag in a Sentence
His performance was a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
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Kevin Williams, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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The news in Friday’s jobs report was seen as a decidedly mixed bag.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The individual rounds have been a mixed bag, maxing out at just over 1 million viewers for Woods’ first appearance in Week 2, while scraping bottom on Monday afternoon with a match that averaged just 160,000 viewers care of ESPN2.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Williams, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Input lag results are a mixed bag.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
The news in Friday’s jobs report was seen as a decidedly mixed bag.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The individual rounds have been a mixed bag, maxing out at just over 1 million viewers for Woods’ first appearance in Week 2, while scraping bottom on Monday afternoon with a match that averaged just 160,000 viewers care of ESPN2.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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