Sentence examples for a mediocre match from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a mediocre match" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a competition or event that is of average quality or not particularly impressive.
Example: "The game was a bit disappointing; it turned out to be a mediocre match with neither team performing at their best."
Alternatives: "an average game" or "a lackluster contest."

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A mediocre match almost tipped the balance towards Liverpool by one degree from the horizontal but Xabi Alonso's late booking for a foul on Eidur Gudjohnsen means the scales have not budged in the least.

Edinburgh picked up their second win of the Pro12 season by beating Treviso in a mediocre match.

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Make sure you choose something that makes your heart sing to look at, not a mediocre "match-the-sofa" kind of print.

For one, the visiting team was "highly mediocre" and the game a "grim ritual that had grown senseless," while for the other it was a "very mediocre" match that had become "an obscure ritual that has lost its sense".

WrestleMania 32 was the most watched PPV in WWE history while WrestleMania 33 followed suit, despite both events featuring mediocre match cards.

A mediocre young Midwestern couple walked by me, bickering; they wore matching beaded "bride" and "groom" ties.

"Even a mediocre 401(k) plan with a match is a good one," says Lee.

Taraborrelli thought her brash, cocky, petulant, self-indulgent, and a mediocre beauty with a voice to match.

When the tiebreaker came, she took command, then relinquished it even when Clijsters hit a mediocre forehand drop shot on Li's fourth match point to Li's stronger, backhand side.

"You can't be a mediocre football team and try to go in and match up with the Colts".

Data analysis is pretty bad at narrative and emergent thinking, and it cannot match the explanatory suppleness of even a mediocre novel.

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