middling
Example Sentences
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The film opens Friday and has received middling reviews.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
In so much of modern cinema, “fun” has replaced “safe,” a new adjective with a better connotation meant to save middling films from themselves.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Suzuki and the middling Angels, at least, would probably like Meckler to stay hot forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Cornelys relaunched the masquerade while opening it to the middling sort, alternating private parties with public nights for “any proper person” with a ticket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Her skin is a middling color, darker than mine.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing middling
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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