mixed blessing
noun
: something that is good in some ways and bad in other ways
Living next to your in-laws can be a mixed blessing.
Examples of mixed blessing in a Sentence
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But now that dominance has become a mixed blessing.
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Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The brisk pace required to cover so much ground in just eight hours is a mixed blessing.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
Winning the Presidency after Trump was a mixed blessing.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Meta — whose stock soared 175% in the year ending February 16 — may be counting the Chinese e-commerce marketing spending as a mixed blessing.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Some see the influx as a mixed blessing, fearing Beijing may use its influence to establish a stronger presence in Thailand.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The rise of cheap goods and e-commerce has been a mixed blessing for these villages.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
This year’s Christmas box office feast was a mixed blessing.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2023
But this newfound self-reliance is a mixed blessing.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2022
Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The brisk pace required to cover so much ground in just eight hours is a mixed blessing.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
Winning the Presidency after Trump was a mixed blessing.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Meta — whose stock soared 175% in the year ending February 16 — may be counting the Chinese e-commerce marketing spending as a mixed blessing.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Some see the influx as a mixed blessing, fearing Beijing may use its influence to establish a stronger presence in Thailand.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The rise of cheap goods and e-commerce has been a mixed blessing for these villages.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
This year’s Christmas box office feast was a mixed blessing.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2023
But this newfound self-reliance is a mixed blessing.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2022
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