motley crew

noun

: an unusual mixed group

We were a motley crew of musicians and athletes.

Examples of motley crew in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For those looking for something handmade or vintage, Etsy and eBay are an active marketplace with over 56,000 auctions currently up for bid. Attendees to Carpenter’s Homecoming were a motley crew of fans—some attended with family members and partners and some came solo. —Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Through their perspectives, black humor flows freely, as the motivations and experiences that brought this motley crew together rise to the surface. —Carole V. Bell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025

In 1816, a motley crew of great writers took a trip to Lac Léman—aka Lake Geneva. —Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

Cale joins the Valkyrie’s motley crew that includes alluring human pilot Akima Kunimoto (Barrymore) and a trio of aliens: first mate Preed (Lane), astro-scientist Gune (Leguizamo), and weapons expert Stith (Garofalo). —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 June 2025

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