fair to middling
Example Sentences
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Who would have thought that a movie that got only fair to middling reviews when it premiered would wind up with a live musical experience and a Diane Sawyer special?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
Isaac cage match, which supplies fair to middling action and sentiment and consistently satisfying laughs.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Seems as if their defense might be at least fair to middling.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2022
Just a fair to middling QB otherwise, those victories cemented Manning’s place as a legendary New York sports figure.
From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2017
The sailors smacked their lips over it once or twice, and pronounced it "from fair to middling."
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
