Sentence examples for mediocre opening from inspiring English sources

Exact(3)

Otelul Galati's president, Marius Stan, wished merely to avoid humiliation, the club having made a pointless start to their first Champions League campaign and a mediocre opening to the defence of their domestic crown.

A mediocre opening for the film would be a setback for James, the veteran of CBS' "The King of Queens" whose last Sony movie, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," did surprisingly big business in 2009.

"Ladder 49" was third with $13.3 million, and the QUEEN LATIFAH and JIMMY FALLON action comedy "Taxi" had a mediocre opening weekend of $12.05 million to place fourth.

Similar(57)

"What's the highest scoring opening weekend in history?" The 27 goals scored last weekend was actually a distinctly mediocre return in comparison to most opening weekends, despite Fulham and Swansea's best efforts.

Criticized by his coach, Byron Scott, and questioned repeatedly about his 3-for-17 shooting performance on Tuesday's opening night -- which followed his mediocre preseason -- Marbury began to steam.

Robert Canning of IGN also gave the episode 5/10, praising the opening sequence but found most of the episode mediocre, especially Stephen Colbert's appearance.

Host Jimmy Kimmel dedicated a good portion of his opening monologue to Streep, joking that the actress was "mediocre" before inspiring the audience to give her a standing ovation.

Muguruza, the No4 seed, made the most of Stosur's mediocre first serve on Court Suzanne Lenglen to race to a 4-0 lead in the opening set, also relying on her booming forehand to outpace the 2010 runner-up.

One eye-opening case that Petersen details in Our Daily Meds concerns Neurontin, a mediocre drug for epilepsy that Warner-Lambert illegally peddled as an unapproved treatment for bipolar disorder, migraines, attention deficit disorder in children and other conditions.

According to Farrell's tale, McLaughlin blamed Muldoon for the Blackhawks' mediocre first season, in which they finished third in their five-team division and were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs.

It was hard to tell whether all the errors were the result of the puck bouncing irregularly along the ice surface, as it often did in temperatures that varied between 39 degrees at the opening face-off and 35 when Sturm scored, or simply by the first outdoor meeting between two mediocre teams.

Show more...

Your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: