run-of-the-mine

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Adjective run-of-the-mine has 1 sense

run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, mine run, unexceptional - not special in any way; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career"
Antonym: extraordinary (indirect, via ordinary)

Definitions from the Web

run-of-the-mine

Definition:

adj. - Average or ordinary; not exceptional or outstanding.

n. - Coal or ore that is ungraded or has not been sorted according to quality.

Example sentences:

1. The book received nothing but run-of-the-mine reviews and failed to make an impact on readers.

2. The restaurant served run-of-the-mine pasta dishes that were neither extraordinary nor disappointing.

3. The company exported run-of-the-mine coal to several countries without any additional processing.

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Average books
Coal
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