mixed blessing
Example Sentences
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The single bright spot and mixed blessing to come out of all this is that her neighbors see Diarra as the go-to person for fixing lost causes and finding lost people.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s the mixed blessing of still being close to where you’re from, yet sung with a wisp of yearning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
The results are a "mixed blessing" for Beijing, said trade policy analyst Deborah Elms from the Hinrich Foundation.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
For yield-focused dividend investors, however, it could be a mixed blessing.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
A mixed blessing if ever there was one.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
