motley crew

noun

: an unusual mixed group
We were a motley crew of musicians and athletes.

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Pushing through the motley crew of intimidatingly stylish partygoers outside the entrance, who had flooded the corner of East Broadway and Rutgers, was a visceral sign of all of the above. Alex Catarinella, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The motley crew of characters are based on characters Panahi met, both in the prison and outside. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025 In deep space, 805 million miles from Earth, in the year 2120, a motley crew of exhausted contractors is nearing the end of a 65-year mission for the Weyland-Yutani corporation, on a ship that contains dangerous cargo. Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025 As previously reported, the original One Piece manga debuted in 1997, following the adventures of one Monkey D. Luffy, who heads a motley crew called the Straw Hat Pirates. ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motley crew

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“Motley crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motley%20crew. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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