just so

idiom

: in a particular way

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

: 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 Unfortunately, Lewis just so happened to recently find himself at the scene of a murder involving none other than Rose's policeman ex-boyfriend Joel (Kyle Gallner), the person who witnessed Rose's self-immolation in the final minutes of the first movie and damned himself in the process. —

Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 Davis: And Mike Elizondo, our producer, is just so important to mention here as the third in our triumvirate because another huge character was the band. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 There are just so many great, smart, wonderful people in the world. —

Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024 Beginning in earnest with 2012’s Grief Pedigree, Ka has peeled away every extraneous layer from his work, tinkering like the Porsche designer until each part fits within another just so. —

Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for just so

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