How to Use mixed bag in a Sentence

mixed bag

noun
  • His performance was a mixed bag.
  • The defense is a mixed bag of forcing turnovers and giving up big plays.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The stunning scenery aside, Hawaii is a mixed bag for retirees.
    Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Ohio State's defense, under the microscope all week, was a mixed bag.
    Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Procter & Gamble’s fourth-quarter earnings were a mixed bag.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 July 2024
  • The tech credits are a mixed bag, especially where the period look is concerned.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The rest of the episode is a mixed bag, albeit with some potentially big developments in the margins.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Eastern Europe is more of a mixed bag, with some countries deemed low risk and others categorized as high.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Incentive programs to get people vaccinated have been a mixed bag.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Last year’s scarecrows were a mixed bag of designs — some pumpkins, others skeletons or mummies — while this year’s scarecrows have one thing in common: pumpkin heads.
    Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Zimmermann, too, was back and forth between the majors and the minors with a mixed bag of results before an arm injury in early June and an ankle sprain last month.
    Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Summerfest’s 2021 return to Milwaukee ended as a mixed bag for vendors who saw thinner crowds and lower sales than in previous years.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 the company’s studio business has been a mixed bag of late.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024

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