: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary

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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These small-scale designers aren’t your run-of-the-mill, high street brands—each has a special story to tell, with a distinct POV that is fresh, fun, and seasonally-appropriate. Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 24 June 2025 This isn’t just any run-of-the-mill aviation museum, though. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025 Viewership has fallen some 66 percent since its peak in 1998 (Titanic year), with only about 20 million tuning in these days, about the same audience that turns out for a run-of-the-mill midseason NFL game. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025 Based on the specs provided by Trump Mobile, the T1 Phone is an average, run-of-the-mill smartphone. Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for run-of-the-mill

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of run-of-the-mill was in 1919

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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 Jun. 2025.

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run-of-the-mill

adjective
ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil
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