: 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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The mouthfeel of Sidekick is what catapults it past your run-of-the-mill soda. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Clearly that letter wasn’t your run-of-the-mill correspondence. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 Twice each week, subscribers receive a list of recommendations from young musicians, artists, or Internet celebrities on everything from niche cultural products to run-of-the-mill self-care accessories. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024 The story follows your run-of-the-mill suburbanite family besieged by angry spirits emerging from their television. Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 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 15 Nov. 2024.

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run-of-the-mill

adjective
ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil
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