The phrase "a general assortment of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a variety of items or elements that are grouped together without specifying each one in detail.
Example: "The store offers a general assortment of toys, catering to children of all ages."
Alternatives: "a diverse selection of" or "a variety of".
A general assortment of the most original and interesting applications that are just being developed (e.g., controlled drug delivery systems, nonviral delivery vectors, hydrogels, tissue engineering, and smart materials) is also provided.
They range from a chillingly anonymous pair of rusted slave shackles to a frilled shawl of lace and linen given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria; from an advertisement for a Memphis slave market that featured a "general assortment of Negroes" to a pocket watch owned by the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison; from Muhammad Ali's headgear to James Baldwin's passport, crowded with stamps.
Subseries 1, Photostatic Copies of Manuscripts, contains a general assortment of photostatic manuscripts collected to train the staff of the Project and for analysis.
It also operates SuperTarget stores with a line of food and general merchandise items and offers an assortment of general merchandise, including many items found in the company's stores and a complementary assortment, such as extended sizes and colors, sold only online.
We were driving in the HQ convoy, a long line of air-conditioned SUVs for the generals interspersed with a motley assortment of Land Cruisers for their bodyguards, infantry, artillery, and supply troops, as well as a ramshackle militia force of Dinka tribesmen given uniforms and rifles and packed off to war.
Symbolic of survival and uncelebrated excellence, this garment, which once belonged to Larry's grandfather, is his sole legacy from his dear Uncle Philip, the brassiere king of Coney Island, who trod the boardwalk for 40 years trying to sell what might gracefully be called an assortment of general merchandise.
A general outcome of these games is that unless the costs are prohibitively high, there is the possibility of locally stable coexistence even in a well-mixed population with random assortment into potentially cooperating groups [ 52].
In the compilation of a tectonic map, an assortment of lineaments is applied.
A bucket holds an odd assortment of old clock hands.
Over the years he pictured a wide assortment of notables, including politicians, authors, judges, musicians, and generals.
The city's garrison, a motley assortment of regular troops and militia led by Quebec's provincial governor, General Guy Carleton, suffered a small number of casualties.
