run-of-the-mine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
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common or ordinary; run-of-the-mill.
a boring, run-of-the-mine performance.
Etymology
Origin of run-of-the-mine
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Weegee does a better than ordinary job with the run-of-the-mine stuff�bodies crumpled on the pavement, flames licking a tenement roof, skirts swirling in the wind�but people and faces are what he is after.
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Overlooked, however, was the fact that Hemingway is far from being a run-of-the-mine writer, and so not entirely subject to such standards.
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The basic idea, says Dr. Silver, is to train a well-qualified nurse to diagnose and treat run-of-the-mine complaints, give vaccines, check sight and hearing, and recognize troubles serious enough to demand a doctor's attention.
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To many a run-of-the-mine U. S. politician, Franklin Roosevelt is a phenomenon as overpowering and unpredictable as lightning.
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By 1933, the uranium content in the run-of-the-mine ore had risen to 1.23%.
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