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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National Parks are a mixed bag Across the country, the National Park Service (NPS) have brought their operations to a halt.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Whether Simons can play to head coach Joe Mazzulla’s standards defensively is an open question, and his first two games were a mixed bag at that end.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Conversations with players in both parties reveal that Republicans’ drive to lash Mamdani’s brand of politics to Democratic contenders thus far has been a mixed bag.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Of course th e wine is a mixed bag since the liver has to detox the alcohol.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Whether Simons can play to head coach Joe Mazzulla’s standards defensively is an open question, and his first two games were a mixed bag at that end.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Conversations with players in both parties reveal that Republicans’ drive to lash Mamdani’s brand of politics to Democratic contenders thus far has been a mixed bag.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Of course th e wine is a mixed bag since the liver has to detox the alcohol.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 14 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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