so-so

Example Sentences

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“I think that’s what separates great writers from so-so writers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Consumer spending, meanwhile, was just so-so in January.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The poetry is so-so, but programmers are entranced by its coding skill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Stocks tumbled Friday and tech stocks led the declines as investors tried to make sense of a batch of so-so earnings from some major tech stocks earlier in the week.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

I succeeded all year in escaping Ms. Eisen’s radar by being the average Jane or, in my case, the average Janna, and doing everything so-so.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali