motley crew

noun

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

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Viewers got a weekly explosion of boundary-pushing sketch comedy through irreverent skits delivered by a motley crew of characters with then-burgeoning hip-hop as the backdrop. Starr Rocque, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026 Since its 2023 debut, Peacock's The Traitors has captured the zeitgeist thanks to its motley crew of actors, comedians, reality TV stars, and tangential British royalty. Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026 Half our motley crew of six still stared at our phones, though. Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026 The motley crew celebrates the arrival of 1971 toward the end of the film, lighting an M-80 firecracker in the kitchen. Kate Stroup, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 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 8 Feb. 2026.

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