: 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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But Thursday night, there was an acknowledgement that this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill, best-on-best championship game. Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 These outperform run-of-the-mill plastic flip-flops in comfort, stability, and arch support. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025 Rather than the usual, run-of-the-mill cleanser, Robinson recommends looking for formulas infused with soothing, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing ingredients. Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 15 Feb. 2025 Mark and his entourage look like run-of-the-mill rich people. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 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 6 Mar. 2025.

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run-of-the-mill

adjective
ˌrən-ə(v)-t͟hə-ˈmil
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