or so

phrase

—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact

We plan to stay a week or so.

Tickets cost $20 or so.

Examples of or so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Editorial Independence Board will be appointed by the board of directors for the combined company (that means, effectively, by CEO David Ellison) within 180 days of the deal closing (so, six months or so). — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

After our briefing, Warner drove us 40 minutes or so to Kilreekil, Galway, where blacksmith Stephen Quinn’s workshop sat tucked among the farmland. — Sarah Wood González, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

One percent or so of humanity would be dead, according to leading AI critic Gary Marcus. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

But Galusha and Bourne, her daughter, review the arrangement every six months or so, and Bourne acknowledges that there is little in the way of a backup plan. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for or so

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