mediocrity

Over the decades, they have produced classics such as “Exile on Main St.” and “Some Girls,” mediocrity like “Steel Wheels,” and abominations such as “Dirty Work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

What a shame, considering a three-dimensional approach might be all “Obsession” needs to skate past mediocrity.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

And even though the women won a championship in 1978, under the women’s-only AIAW, it soon fell into decades of unfamiliar Bruins mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

But this section is where the album drifts into mediocrity, with a handful of meandering, mid-tempo love songs that don't really add much to the overall package.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

The strength of this immutable desire saved her from the mediocrity and sadness of her fate.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

But they were also politicians, self-serving and ambitious, often well-born mediocrities flying high above their general level of talent.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

The hothouse atmosphere of festivals can be misleading and turn mediocrities into events, certainly, but the noisy clamor of such hype is always outweighed by the joys of experiencing discoveries and revelations with others.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

Never before have so many mediocrities received such a long standing ovation.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2019

This "Pet Sematary" remake isn't the most egregious offender of overused horror clichés, but it is an exemplar of the genre's worst mediocrities.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2019

It’s why picking the right candidate for a job is so difficult and why, on more occasions than we may care to admit, utter mediocrities sometimes end up in positions of enormous responsibility.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell