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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The team’s signature late-game heroics and relatively clean bill of health last year have been replaced by a mixed bag of performances and a laundry list of injuries.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Pribula had a mixed bag of a game.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
But Perry, still at the start of his success, candidly admitted to PEOPLE that fame was already a mixed bag.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Through it all, even as Nix has been a mixed bag to start his sophomore year, a locker room well aware of their 25-year-old QB’s psyche has formed a verbal shield around their leader.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Pribula had a mixed bag of a game.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
But Perry, still at the start of his success, candidly admitted to PEOPLE that fame was already a mixed bag.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Through it all, even as Nix has been a mixed bag to start his sophomore year, a locker room well aware of their 25-year-old QB’s psyche has formed a verbal shield around their leader.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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