run-of-the-mill
Example Sentences
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Receiving online abuse and bullying is now "run of the mill" for politicians, according to an MP.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024
“This is not a run of the mill rotation,” Milley told commanders.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2023
The split may be run of the mill for the blingy soccer celebrity industrial complex, but in Rome, the separation has cut into a legend.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022
Transparency mode is a little more run of the mill but serves its purpose if you need a quick check-in with the outside world.
From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2022
He was head and shoulders smarter than the run of the mill, and after he’d watched the sun and moon and stars fer a long time he set down and he done some figgerin’.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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