run-of-the-mill

Example Sentences

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During my first watch, I thought this would be a run-of-the-mill, substandard thriller: Establish the characters, ramp up the obsession, throw a little violence in.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But USC isn’t a run-of-the-mill ninth seed, either.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

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

"She was always up for a new challenge. Totally run-of-the-mill for Sarm to just be doing something bonkers," one of her friends Zan tells me.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

But Tyrone and Johnny—they were not your run-of-the-mill eleven-year-olds.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones