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"Mediocre" in a Sentence (16 examples)
I celebrated Bastille day with a baguette, Roquefort and a glass of mediocre French red.
Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
The vast majority of North Americans know English only at a mediocre level.
To become popular, you need to be mediocre.
In the hands of a wise person, things become really simple. It's a mediocre person, pretending to be wise, that makes an easy thing sound difficult.
They were mediocre.
We were mediocre.
That was a mediocre movie with mediocre actors.
You can have mediocre results now, or outstanding results later.
I used to consider this piece rather mediocre, but it's grown on me since then, and now I find it quite enjoyable to listen to.
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I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.
The standard ranges from runs that are almost sensational in the speed and brilliance of the work to the ultra-mediocre.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
“Look at this festive assembly. All of us, gathered here together, chuckling at jokes and silliness.” [laughter] “And jackanapery.” [rim shots] “I guess there's only one thing left to say. What is this shit?” [rim shot] [laughter] “[laughs] Very good.” “You call yourselves vampires? Bah. This entire evening has been nothing but a pageant of insipid nonsense.” “[laughing] Yes.” “Worshipping at the altar of your own mediocre frivolity. A jester's hollow dance. And who is laughing?” “Yeah! [whoops] [grunts]” “Vampires are supposed to have blood orgies and slaughter circles. Gah! You have all gone soft. You even invited humans to this asinine affair.”
Of the hundreds of inferior poets, who are continually offering their sonnets and addresses to the Moon, (or to the public instead of that luminary,) Wade, Barton, Wiffen, and Bailey, are the most conspicuous. Wade is a new aspirant, but gives strong prognostications of genius. Barton and Bailey are above the mediocres, and Wiffen tolerable.
After this lecture, how do the mediocres feel? They probably feel indifferent or mad. Perhaps they were not even paying attention. The question is, are they more likely to be in the hallway tomorrow? Probably not.
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