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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Was this guy just another run-of-the-mill Jodeci knockoff?
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Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Unlike your run-of-the-mill hand cream, the best-smelling hand creams wrap your hands in a delicious scent—turning an ordinary skin-care step into an olfactory treat.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
Instead, the Engel-Jackson family is more run-of-the-mill awful — a recognizable pack of self-serving jerks more focused on the appearance of cheer than any real kindness.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
And these weren’t your run-of-the-mill 10- or 20-second holds.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
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Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Unlike your run-of-the-mill hand cream, the best-smelling hand creams wrap your hands in a delicious scent—turning an ordinary skin-care step into an olfactory treat.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
Instead, the Engel-Jackson family is more run-of-the-mill awful — a recognizable pack of self-serving jerks more focused on the appearance of cheer than any real kindness.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
And these weren’t your run-of-the-mill 10- or 20-second holds.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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