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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Much of the rest, as the months and years passed, consisted of nothing more than blunt, basic, run-of-the-mill boredom.
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Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
This issue may actually go further than run-of-the-mill populist issues just because of its overwhelming support.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
This was not to be some run-of-the-mill offering like many others present with basic fare like chicken tenders and sandwich platters.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Their songs have a way of leveling the playing field between tiny frustrations that make up a run-of-the-mill bad day and life-altering tragedies that render previous bad days unmemorable.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
This issue may actually go further than run-of-the-mill populist issues just because of its overwhelming support.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
This was not to be some run-of-the-mill offering like many others present with basic fare like chicken tenders and sandwich platters.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Their songs have a way of leveling the playing field between tiny frustrations that make up a run-of-the-mill bad day and life-altering tragedies that render previous bad days unmemorable.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
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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 28 Feb. 2026.
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