mixed bag
noun
1
: a miscellaneous collection : assortment
2
: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects
his performance was a mixed bag
Examples of mixed bag in a Sentence
His performance was a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
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First of all, following the numbers for the past quarter on Nvidia’s scoreboard, analysts are considering the results a mixed bag, with some more impressed by revenue and growth than others.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Jets are still trying to determine if Justin Fields is the answer at quarterback, and the preseason as well as Training Camp have been a bit of a mixed bag.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The results, published last year in the , were a mixed bag.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025
In between, there’d be ample opportunity to shoot the breeze, ponder the meaning of life and burn through nightcrawlers and frozen shiners while catching a mixed bag of fish that might include walleyes, saugers, redhorse, mooneyes and suckers.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Jets are still trying to determine if Justin Fields is the answer at quarterback, and the preseason as well as Training Camp have been a bit of a mixed bag.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The results, published last year in the , were a mixed bag.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025
In between, there’d be ample opportunity to shoot the breeze, ponder the meaning of life and burn through nightcrawlers and frozen shiners while catching a mixed bag of fish that might include walleyes, saugers, redhorse, mooneyes and suckers.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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