mixed bag
noun
1
: a miscellaneous collection : assortment
2
: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects
His performance was a mixed bag.
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His performance was a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
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Through her first two games, her performances have been, well, a mixed bag.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Various polls paid for by the candidates have shown a mixed bag, but an independent survey by Emerson College released in April showed Cassidy coming in third with 21% behind Fleming at 28% and Letlow at 27%.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Olave’s 2026 schedule is a mixed bag early on.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Even as beer spending falls broadly, volume trends have been more of a mixed bag for specific brewers.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 13 May 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Various polls paid for by the candidates have shown a mixed bag, but an independent survey by Emerson College released in April showed Cassidy coming in third with 21% behind Fleming at 28% and Letlow at 27%.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Olave’s 2026 schedule is a mixed bag early on.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Even as beer spending falls broadly, volume trends have been more of a mixed bag for specific brewers.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mixed bag
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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