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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For a city pursuing housing supply, today’s conditions represent a mixed bag — better for renters, but bad for builders.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Skydance started to pitch movies to other studios all over town, but the projects that David and his team developed on their own were a decidedly mixed bag.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
What Wall Street sees is a mixed bag, at least when compared with its own expectations.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
To that, in the mixed bag of the 83rd Golden Globes, the best and the worst certainly offer a roller coaster of highs and lows.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Skydance started to pitch movies to other studios all over town, but the projects that David and his team developed on their own were a decidedly mixed bag.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
What Wall Street sees is a mixed bag, at least when compared with its own expectations.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
To that, in the mixed bag of the 83rd Golden Globes, the best and the worst certainly offer a roller coaster of highs and lows.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
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 22 Jan. 2026.
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