How to Use mixed bag in a Sentence

mixed bag

noun
  • His performance was a mixed bag.
  • Here’s where the mixed bag comes in.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Sci-fi spin-offs can be a mixed bag.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • Pribula had a mixed bag of a game.
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As a reporter, that was a mixed bag.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Last season was a mixed bag on that front.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Like many of her records, the album is a mixed bag.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And his record as a GM is a mixed bag.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But for the season as a whole, it's been a mixed bag.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Moss’s 2025 thus far has been a mixed bag.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The coins and busts produced of her seem to be a mixed bag as well.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2019
  • And on that score, thus far, Starfield has been more of a mixed bag.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023
  • His first 10 games back this year have been a bit of a mixed bag.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That can be a mixed bag, but at least the system should be easy to use.
    — Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • As for Canada, it’s been a bit of a mixed bag.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • The following day is more of a mixed bag.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • His three years with Colorado were a bit of a mixed bag.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 June 2026
  • The same mixed bag exists for immune health.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the visuals are a mixed bag.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • The others are a real mixed bag.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
  • But short-term certificates are a much more mixed bag.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Lorenzen’s last two seasons have been a mixed bag.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Lorenzen’s last two seasons have been a mixed bag.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Auditors found the city’s progress on the tax was a mixed bag.
    — oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The casting is also a mixed bag.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Those arguments in the form of song were … well, a mixed bag.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The films that made the cut this year were a mixed bag of visual delights.
    — Vineeta Deepak, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • On a stylistic level, the present-day scenes are a bit of a mixed bag.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The instructors were a mixed bag.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His first draft as a GM was a mixed bag, but there were some gems.
    — J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021

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