run-of-the-mill
adjective
Examples of run-of-the-mill in a Sentence
just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants
his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Yanai’s parents owned a run-of-the-mill men’s-clothing store.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The mental and emotional strain this has is compounded by the very real need for survival extending beyond budgets, credit-building apps, and run-of-the-mill financial literacy content.
—Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run-of-the-mill
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“Run-of-the-mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-of-the-mill. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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