run-of-the-mill
Example Sentences
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The emotional earnestness that would often come through in Reiner’s work first emerged here, making what could have been a run-of-the-mill exercise into something more.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
He had been, as Mr. Maisel characterizes the undergraduate Leahy, “the epitome of a run-of-the-mill football player,” but that was the last time he was anything but the driving force behind every group he joined.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Most of these films are tired, run-of-the-mill ocean thrillers that recycle the same beats of better movies that have come before.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025
Probably, this is because “the movement” is not a coordinated front between run-of-the-mill Musk opponents and financial professionals who would like to make some money off them while also maybe fighting Musk for sincere reasons.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
The town we all live in is pretty run-of-the-mill.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
