mediocrity

Example Sentences

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Concerns this franchise may find itself wading in mediocrity for the next several years were high.

From Seattle Times

New York, which has spent years stuck in mediocrity or worse, closed out the series with an impressive 106-95 win on Wednesday night.

From Washington Times

But Mr. Belafonte never embraced that sort of monarchical title, rejecting “purism” as a “cover-up for mediocrity” and explaining that he saw his work as a mash-up of musical styles.

From New York Times

“Purism is the best cover-up for mediocrity,” he told The New York Times in 1959.

From New York Times

Our apparent mediocrity has only ascended in the centuries that have passed since Copernicus’s suggestion.

From Scientific American