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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If they were no better looking than run-of-the-mine conventioneers, they were definitely better behaved.
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He got elected to the Ohio state senate, and there put through a bill making run-of-the-mine pay mandatory for miners, ending the abuse he had noted years before at Morgan-Run.
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A run-of-the-mine rifleman, Lou developed an accuracy famed in an outfit noted for its shooting, once he took up mortars.
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For a run-of-the-mine illness, even if it includes hospitalization, the physician tries hard to retain that role.
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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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