How to Use mixed bag in a Sentence

mixed bag

noun
  • His performance was a mixed bag.
  • For Wolfhard, feelings about the end of the show are a bit of a mixed bag.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 June 2023
  • And on that score, thus far, Starfield has been more of a mixed bag.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The soloists, who also sang in the chorus, were a mixed bag.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
  • The playoffs are a week away, and for the Utah Jazz, it’s been a mixed bag of things.
    Xoel Cardenas, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
  • It’s a grab bag, and in terms of the writing, a slightly mixed bag.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The story of the first half of Biden’s term, at least by the numbers, is a mixed bag.
    Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Such plans in other cities had been a mixed bag in the past.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • A bad day for Haack led to a mixed bag for the Colts’ special teams.
    The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Those arguments in the form of song were … well, a mixed bag.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The $95 billion approved by the Senate was a mixed bag.
    William Hartung, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The results of Sam’s attempts are clumsy and a bit of a mixed bag.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
  • Train rides have proven to be a mixed bag for Himesh Patel.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The reception to Harding and Root has been a mixed bag.
    Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Special teams was a mixed bag over the first two quarters.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The Meta Quest Pro apps shown off during press demos last week were a mixed bag.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The fighters on this card are a mixed bag on the significance of the BMF belt.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • And Caitlin, Trump’s endorsements were kind of a mixed bag this week.
    ABC News, 22 May 2022
  • The win over the Golden Eagles was a mixed bag of good and bad, Wommack said.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Maybe halfway through the evening, the telecast was at a tipping point: The first 90 minutes of the show were a mixed bag.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
  • While in office, the councilman’s record was a mixed bag.
    Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Now, if that’s been trained on existing code, that's a mixed bag.
    Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The results of both countries’ actions are a mixed bag to date.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 June 2022
  • The dash itself is kept clean and uncluttered which may be a mixed bag.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • So far it's been a mixed bag, but in recent weeks the race for Congress has inched toward Democrats in the polls.
    Rick Klein, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2022
  • No Time to Die is a bit of a mixed bag, though largely an appealing one.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Through 15 games, Carroll’s season has been a mixed bag.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, the play is what will matter most, and Garoppolo offers a mixed bag.
    Nate Atkins, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022
  • For most artists, finding a large audience on the platform can be a mixed bag.
    Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022
  • The movies set in the DC Comics universe have been a critical and commercial mixed bag.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022

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