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 past year has been a mixed bag of stock market returns and economic frustration thanks to lingering inflation and unemployment concerns.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The brand coalesced a mixed bag of media folk to, over four days, run 10Ks through Annecy and Paris in the brand’s Spring 2026 gravel collection.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Nov. 2025
That said, even the successful events, those re-created on a larger and larger scale each year, those surviving their Cacophony roots, those are a mixed bag.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
CoreWeave's third-quarter earnings are a mixed bag.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The brand coalesced a mixed bag of media folk to, over four days, run 10Ks through Annecy and Paris in the brand’s Spring 2026 gravel collection.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Nov. 2025
That said, even the successful events, those re-created on a larger and larger scale each year, those surviving their Cacophony roots, those are a mixed bag.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
CoreWeave's third-quarter earnings are a mixed bag.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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