just so

phrase

1

: in a particular way

They feel they have to dress just so to be popular.

2

: arranged in a very neat and tidy way

Everything in her house has to be just so or she gets upset.

Examples of just so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now he has been accused, just so our viewers know, of emotionally and physically abusing his ex-wife and his two-year-old daughter. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Deebo Samuel was in it until the Niners made a trade for veteran Emmanuel Sanders just so someone could teach him how to do things Kyle’s way. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

And so Kris heads out to Billy’s snowbound hideaway — which just so happens to be where the movie was shot. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

And spending time underwater, especially without any scuba tanks is just so peaceful and beautiful. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for just so

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau