motley crew

noun

: an unusual mixed group

We were a motley crew of musicians and athletes.

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After American astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) enters a wormhole, he accidentally becomes embroiled in an epic war between a motley crew aboard a living spaceship called Moya and a militaristic group chasing after them, ironically named the Peacekeepers. —

Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024 But Dwight’s operation is a motley crew more than a mafia crew: There are only three Italians and two made guys to speak of. —

Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024 Women’s Hotel follows a motley crew of residents at the fictional Beidermeier, inspired by the Barbizon, during its waning days in the 1960s. —

Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024 For this edition, Johnson spoke with Saturday Night’s hair department head, Janine Thompson, and makeup department head, Tricia Sawyer, about the tensions and triumphs of transforming a motley crew of actors into a ferocious troupe of late-night comedy legends. —

Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for motley crew