mixed blessing

Example Sentences

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“Life is always a mixed blessing of pain and pleasure, but there was too much pain and no justification.”

From Washington Post

British officials said the wording of the White House statement was helpful, because name-checking Mr. Sunak could have caused him headaches in Northern Ireland’s tricky political landscape, where Mr. Biden’s endorsement is a mixed blessing.

From New York Times

For a state that has endued three years of drought, only to be hammered by 11 atmospheric rivers since the start of the year, the prospect of clear sky flooding comes as a mixed blessing as some of that water is bound to soak into badly depleted aquifers.

From Los Angeles Times

Millions of readers have turned to his books for this perspective, though he considers that a mixed blessing, saying that neither he nor his fiction should be considered representative of his homeland.

From New York Times

Louisiana’s dependence on oil revenue proved to be a mixed blessing.

From Seattle Times