run-of-the-mill
adjective
Examples of run-of-the-mill in a Sentence
just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants
his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist
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Some, like the two headlining Christie’s upcoming Rare Watches auction in Geneva, have wonderful horological anomalies that set them apart from more run-of-the-mill references.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Bankruptcies, drunk driving charges, delinquent child support, foreclosures, nickel-and-dime car wrecks, suspicious slip-and-falls, dubious claims of disabilities — the stock-in- trade of a run-of-the-mill street lawyer whose law school dreams of riches had faded so dim they were almost gone.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Boise State defeated New Mexico 41-25 at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday night, a score that should indicate a run-of-the-mill night for a team that entered the game as a 16-point favorite and won by exactly that much.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Whether your child becomes a fantastic creature, a spell-binding witch, or something more run-of-the-mill, their expression of pure imagination is the magic of Halloween.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Bankruptcies, drunk driving charges, delinquent child support, foreclosures, nickel-and-dime car wrecks, suspicious slip-and-falls, dubious claims of disabilities — the stock-in- trade of a run-of-the-mill street lawyer whose law school dreams of riches had faded so dim they were almost gone.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Boise State defeated New Mexico 41-25 at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday night, a score that should indicate a run-of-the-mill night for a team that entered the game as a 16-point favorite and won by exactly that much.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Whether your child becomes a fantastic creature, a spell-binding witch, or something more run-of-the-mill, their expression of pure imagination is the magic of Halloween.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run-of-the-mill
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“Run-of-the-mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-of-the-mill. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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