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Wildblue Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

The meaning of a phrase

Hello. Could you please tell me what the meaning of the phrase in bold is? Thank you.

"Tennis star Andre Agassi survived a near loss in the semifinals to win the seventh Grand Slam tournament title of his uneven yet estimable career."
  

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It means that his career was not consistent (=uneven) in its successes (sometimes he won, sometimes lost), but on the whole, his career has been impressive regardless.

  • It means that his career was not consistent (=uneven) in its successes (sometimes he won, sometimes lost), but on the whole, his career has been impressive regardless.
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It means that his career was not consistent (=uneven) in its successes (sometimes he won, sometimes lost), but on the whole, his career has been impressive regardless.
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Thank you very much, Xerxes.

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