and so on

phrase

ən-ˈsō-ˌȯn 

-ˌän

: and so forth

Examples of and so on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were earlier versions of this story that were openly mocking of Kip, versions that threw Leo under the bus for being too sly; versions that were too overtly political; versions with ghosts that didn’t need to be there, and so on. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

That the performers come from broken homes and are forced to do things on camera without their consent and so on. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Your worst card should be paired against your opponent’s best, and so on. — Dana MacKenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

The woman in the pink wig closed the door to the dressing room and shot the whiskey, too, then passed it to the woman beside her and so on. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for and so on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon