garden-variety

Example Sentences

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The index’s drawdown isn’t even close to a garden variety “correction,” or a 10% or greater drop.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

This is not another garden variety Latin genre list, but a highlight reel of 2025 releases that showcases artists from Latin America and the diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

They didn’t really view the battle flag “as insurrectionist or pro-slavery, but more as garden variety rebellion,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

This is gaslighting and not just garden variety lying.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2021

“I set out to give you the common or garden variety of service,” he explained his stand.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel