mediocre
Example Sentences
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We hold the most exceptional things among us hostage to the average, the ordinary, the mediocre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At around 35 million hectolitres the total harvest would be down two percent on a mediocre 2025 yield and 14 percent below the 2021–2025 average, according to estimates published Wednesday by the ministry of agriculture.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Compared with my other direct report, he is terribly mediocre.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Because the streamer’s standards are low, the screenplays Netflix produces are mediocre.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
She’d spent half a day watching Pelor—and while she only pretended to be mediocre, he truly could use the training.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Vocabulary lists containing mediocre
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