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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Now a hamstring injury has hampered him during the draft process, and his individual workout on Monday was a mixed bag by all accounts.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
The remaining half are a mixed bag, and dissolutions can occur even after many years together.
—Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Additionally, England’s recent form has been a mixed bag.
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The fate of the Valley's once-ubiquitous shopping malls has been a mixed bag, with some continuing to thrive while others have fallen on hard times or even been razed to make way for new developments.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
The remaining half are a mixed bag, and dissolutions can occur even after many years together.
—Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Additionally, England’s recent form has been a mixed bag.
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The fate of the Valley's once-ubiquitous shopping malls has been a mixed bag, with some continuing to thrive while others have fallen on hard times or even been razed to make way for new developments.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mixed bag
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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