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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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Jayla said her time at Southern Peaks was a mixed bag.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
All the Latest Tech, Tested by Our Experts Sourcing is a similarly mixed bag for Perplexity.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Washington has a mixed bag of updates.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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