grab bag

Example Sentences

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Its experience of video podcast ads so far has been a grab bag of host reads to camera, recording combined with static images, and some fully produced segments, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I’m intrigued by Dorn’s suggestion of “baddie florals,” but I want to make sure I don’t end up with a grab bag of grandma scents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

After morning break, Mrs Curtis is putting together a grab bag for an eight-year-old pupil whose mum rang the school earlier to let them know they've had to leave their home in a hurry.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

I'm laughing a little bit because it's sort of a grab bag of everything if you put it that way.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

The sheriff's job was not an easy one, and that county which, out of the grab bag of popular elections, pulled a good sheriff was lucky.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck