A common metaphor compares a great person (whale) to an indistinguished one (minnow).

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Short List 2010

First of all, there were four or five candidates running against Rangel, but Powell himself was a very undistinguished, indistinguished member of the state assembly who had other personal scrapes.

Primaries Take Delaware, D.C. In A New Direction 2010

A common metaphor compares a great person (whale) to an indistinguished one (minnow).

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Short List 2010

It was the reverse: no character development, horrendous setting of the scene, no understanding of POV, and indistinguished dialogue.

Waid Wednesday #2: 101-A (a.k.a. "More Than Words") Mark Waid 2008

UPDATE Wednesday 13:01: Following the, er, indistinguished Foreign Policy debate involving that retired Spook and old Two Gallon Hague, the Beeb have just rewound Mr Gove.

Con-Watch: That Michael Gove is a Very Odd Cove 2008

I was a mediocre and inattentive student who went to an indistinguished state university and was still able to excel in my chosen profession of banking since, in the U.S., one is not necessarily boxed in because of education and geographical origin.

Back to the basics 2004

The Romans most disliked the terrifying war spirit of the Celts, especially the fact that women fought alongside the men, indistinguished in honor and strength.

Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni | Letter Never Sent 2002

And to all except the very few who knew him well he certainly did appear to be -- not an individual at all -- but only an indistinguished unit of a vast army.

Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron Mary Cholmondeley 1892

When we are told of the soul's existence and agency in a state of separation from the body, and especially that a dead body, which had lain many ages in the grave, and is turned into common and indistinguished dust, that this shall be raised the same body that it was, and live, move, and act, again; we are ready to say, How can these things be?

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

Of course, this is by no means surprising, for Krugman has a long and indistinguished history of making things up when it fits his agenda.

NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias 2010