fair to middling
Example Sentences
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Who would have thought that a movie that got only fair to middling reviews when it premiered would wind up with a live musical experience and a Diane Sawyer special?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
Isaac cage match, which supplies fair to middling action and sentiment and consistently satisfying laughs.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Seems as if their defense might be at least fair to middling.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2022
Just a fair to middling QB otherwise, those victories cemented Manning’s place as a legendary New York sports figure.
From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2017
To correctly judge the quality of brick spawn by its appearance requires experience in handling it, and a trained eye which enables one quickly to detect good from bad, fair to middling.
From Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure by Falconer, William
