How to Use "Mixed" with Example Sentences

mixed (adj): having both of something; having combined things

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Used with nouns:

"The movie met mixed reviews."
(reviews, reception)

"I ordered a mixed drink."
(drink)

"The class met with mixed results."
(results)

"She comes from a mixed background."
(background, marriage, past)

"We have mixed emotions about each other."
(emotions, opinions, feelings)

"This has been a mixed blessing."
(blessing)

"She had a mixed reaction to the news."
(reaction)

"He is sending me mixed messages."
(messages, signals)

Used with adverbs:

"She lives in an ethnically mixed neighborhood."
(ethnically, racially, socially, culturally, economically)

"The educational level is evenly mixed in each classroom."
(evenly, equally, somewhat)