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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There has been a mixed bag of players who returned to the court between seven and 18 months after tearing an Achilles.
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Throwing a mixed bag of designs and colors can make for a magical look.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Throwing a mixed bag of designs and colors can make for a magical look.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
The retail sales report comes as major retailers in recent weeks have reported their fiscal fourth-quarter reports, and so the results have been a mixed bag.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
How Gen Xers as a whole are doing, however, is a mixed bag.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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