garden-variety
Example Sentences
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Both new shots offer better protection against bacteria that can cause pneumonia, meningitis and blood infections, as well as garden-variety ear and sinus infections.
From Seattle Times
Not your garden-variety deck with stackable plastic chairs and a kettle charcoal grill — why settle for that?
From Seattle Times
And on the second point, the judge sounds like a garden-variety conspiracy theorist, fearful of a foreign invasion that overwhelms our best-in-the-world military.
From Los Angeles Times
At the top, a stretch of dark red-purple blocks showed the presence of chikungunya, but there were also dozens of lighter squares, reflecting everything from secondary infections to garden-variety bacteria that live on the skin.
From New York Times
Not your garden-variety deck with stackable plastic chairs and a kettle charcoal grill — why settle for that? — but a loaded, supersize, decked-out deck with an outdoor living room, dining area, 54-inch grill, full kitchen, bar, two-draft kegerator, oversize island, massive weatherproof television, elaborate sound system and semicircular fire lounge.
From Washington Post
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