How to Use mixed blessing in a Sentence
mixed blessing
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The rise of cheap goods and e-commerce has been a mixed blessing for these villages.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
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The brisk pace required to cover so much ground in just eight hours is a mixed blessing.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
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Pride Month presents its own mixed blessing in this regard.
—Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
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This year’s Christmas box office feast was a mixed blessing.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2023
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Social media has also been a boon for Von, if a mixed blessing.
—Alison Abbey, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023
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The streamer content feeding frenzy has proved, in her view, a mixed blessing.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
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Its location, in one L.A.’s most polyglot corners, has been a mixed blessing.
—Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
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The Schubert, listed in the program as Chamber Symphony in B-flat major, was a mixed blessing.
—Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
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These woes are a mixed blessing for Western countries, whose economies are intertwined with China’s.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
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And finally, Trump himself represents a mixed blessing for such a project.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2017
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When my husband and I bought a beach condo six months ago as an investment property, the fact that it came fully furnished was a mixed blessing.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Paintings integrating her studio and home life are a mixed blessing.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
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For a writer, growing old is a mixed blessing: You are revered for your early achievements, but your later books quickly end up remaindered.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
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The pandemic was a mixed blessing for many destinations.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
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Some see the influx as a mixed blessing, fearing Beijing may use its influence to establish a stronger presence in Thailand.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
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Winning the Presidency after Trump was a mixed blessing.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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But advances often present a mixed blessing for artists, creating opportunities but sometimes reducing demand for their services.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
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