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

Lyft plummeted 18% after the ride-hailing platform reported weaker-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter and issued so-so guidance.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The product of an upper-middle-class family and a so-so college, nose perennially pressed to the window—and to the grindstone—she is a workhorse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Her mother shrugged in the way that was meant to say so-so.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie