nothing to write home about
Example Sentences
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Fiscal second-quarter results were nothing to write home about.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
Rooms with views remain few and far between on the dining landscape, and they generally come with a caveat: food that’s nothing to write home about.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023
It was nothing to write home about — as my partner put it, some food just “tastes like nothing” — but it wasn’t offensively bad.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022
His slimy character is nothing to write home about, but it's not like Rhaenyra to lie, especially not so boldly and dastardly, knowing her deceits will purposefully cause harm to another.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
My grades weren’t terrible, but they were nothing to write home about.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
