How to Use mixed bag in a Sentence

mixed bag

noun
  • His performance was a mixed bag.
  • For Wolfhard, feelings about the end of the show are a bit of a mixed bag.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 June 2023
  • And on that score, thus far, Starfield has been more of a mixed bag.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Red Sox bullpen was somewhat of a mixed bag in 2021.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The soloists, who also sang in the chorus, were a mixed bag.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
  • The playoffs are a week away, and for the Utah Jazz, it’s been a mixed bag of things.
    Xoel Cardenas, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The coins and busts produced of her seem to be a mixed bag as well.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2019
  • It’s a grab bag, and in terms of the writing, a slightly mixed bag.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The story of the first half of Biden’s term, at least by the numbers, is a mixed bag.
    Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Such plans in other cities had been a mixed bag in the past.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • A bad day for Haack led to a mixed bag for the Colts’ special teams.
    The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Somehow, the mixed bag spilled in Juchitán, and the muxe emerged.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Those arguments in the form of song were … well, a mixed bag.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Through the first month of the 2021 season, the pitching staff has been much more of a mixed bag.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2021
  • For the rest of the weekend, conditions on the lake are a mixed bag.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2020
  • His first draft as a GM was a mixed bag, but there were some gems.
    J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Auditors found the city’s progress on the tax was a mixed bag.
    oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2020
  • That can be a mixed bag, but at least the system should be easy to use.
    Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The films that made the cut this year were a mixed bag of visual delights.
    Vineeta Deepak, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The $95 billion approved by the Senate was a mixed bag.
    William Hartung, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The results of Sam’s attempts are clumsy and a bit of a mixed bag.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
  • Train rides have proven to be a mixed bag for Himesh Patel.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022
  • On a stylistic level, the present-day scenes are a bit of a mixed bag.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2021
  • But Tytoń's time in Orange and Blue was a mixed bag in the end.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The reception to Harding and Root has been a mixed bag.
    Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Michael Kopech’s first year as a closer has been a mixed bag.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
  • Even in Asia, long a source of growth for Tiffany, business has been a mixed bag.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2019
  • All of which makes for a mixed bag less than a month from opening day.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, existing treatments have been a mixed bag, at best.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
  • When Kennedy talks about specific foods, his statements are a mixed bag in terms of accuracy.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025

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