just so
idiom
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
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Genta designed the watch to sit on its side and recreate the profile of the Parthenon in Athens, which is just so Genta.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
That comes from the second act of Much Ado About Nothing, where two characters are spreading the rumor that Beatrice is desperately in love with Benedick, who just so happens to be eavesdropping on the conversation.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
In a preview clip from Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Blue Bloods costars Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan share the details about their unseen dinner guest, who just so happens to be married to Wahlberg.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
These past couple of hours have been just so nourishing for me.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
There were just so many people riding along on the journey.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
Ominously for the chasing pack though, that one occasion just so happened to be at Augusta National two years ago, as the Texan perfectly preserved his three-stroke final round advantage to ease to his first major crown.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The deceased were placed in deep pits, their bodies arranged just so.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The actor now goes through this person… there’s just so much there now, and there might be a little diminishment in that.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
That comes from the second act of Much Ado About Nothing, where two characters are spreading the rumor that Beatrice is desperately in love with Benedick, who just so happens to be eavesdropping on the conversation.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
In a preview clip from Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Blue Bloods costars Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan share the details about their unseen dinner guest, who just so happens to be married to Wahlberg.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
These past couple of hours have been just so nourishing for me.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
There were just so many people riding along on the journey.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
Ominously for the chasing pack though, that one occasion just so happened to be at Augusta National two years ago, as the Texan perfectly preserved his three-stroke final round advantage to ease to his first major crown.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The deceased were placed in deep pits, their bodies arranged just so.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The actor now goes through this person… there’s just so much there now, and there might be a little diminishment in that.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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