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run-of-the-mill
adjective
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Take away the sequencing gimmick, and you’re left with just another run-of-the-mill cancer drama.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Bedding and bath essentials company Parachute is bringing its trademark organic color palette to a brand new set of slippers—but these slippers aren’t your run-of-the-mill at-home footwear.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2024
The questions might be run-of-the-mill and not seem very insightful.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Greta gets hemmed up when the shockingly resourceful Chloe Grace Moretz turns out to have a greater support network than your run-of-the-mill NYC ingénue.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Run-of-the-mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-of-the-mill. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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run-of-the-mill
adjectiveˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil
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