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Last week was all about the emotional toll killing people, rescuing people, and discovering people killers has taken on our motley crew.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
And soon, a determined and motley crew sets out to test Vahid’s hunch.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Throughout these adventures, Pullman assembles a motley crew of characters who not only challenge power, but the rigid social and gendered expectations imposed on them by those powers.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Judging by the amusing premiere episode, there is some potential to the motley crew of this government service.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
And soon, a determined and motley crew sets out to test Vahid’s hunch.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Throughout these adventures, Pullman assembles a motley crew of characters who not only challenge power, but the rigid social and gendered expectations imposed on them by those powers.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Judging by the amusing premiere episode, there is some potential to the motley crew of this government service.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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