no mean
idiom
informal
—used to say that something is good or impressive
a tennis player of no mean ability
Getting the project done on time will be no mean feat.
Examples of no mean in a Sentence
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For all their sophistication—transforming a poisonous root and its leaves into a whole range of delicacies is no mean feat—for years such dishes were seen by the city’s elite as the food of poverty.
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Shinsuke Sato has given a significant portion of his professional career to the Netflix Japan sci-fi series Alice in Borderland, a situation that is no mean feat given how prolific the Japanese filmmaker has been in recent years, regularly releasing one or perhaps two feature films a year.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
In that world, there were no mean kids to yank my hair or push me and the other children around.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Keeping spirits up among the American troops during World War II was indeed no mean feat.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Europe is a large and diverse place, so creating a visual identity that can represent an entire continent is no mean feat, but Loro Piana have done that well for the past four Ryder Cups (plus this year’s edition).
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
To be one of the defining voices of an entire genre of music is no mean feat.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Keeping the 24-year-old quiet is no mean feat.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Replicating meat convincingly, however, is no mean feat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Shinsuke Sato has given a significant portion of his professional career to the Netflix Japan sci-fi series Alice in Borderland, a situation that is no mean feat given how prolific the Japanese filmmaker has been in recent years, regularly releasing one or perhaps two feature films a year.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
In that world, there were no mean kids to yank my hair or push me and the other children around.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Keeping spirits up among the American troops during World War II was indeed no mean feat.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Europe is a large and diverse place, so creating a visual identity that can represent an entire continent is no mean feat, but Loro Piana have done that well for the past four Ryder Cups (plus this year’s edition).
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
To be one of the defining voices of an entire genre of music is no mean feat.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Keeping the 24-year-old quiet is no mean feat.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Replicating meat convincingly, however, is no mean feat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
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“No mean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20mean. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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