Examples of so-so in a Sentence
Adverb
I think I did so-so on the test
Adjective
a so-so production of a great play
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Longoria rapped a couple hits in the finale of a so-so 2017 season then, stunningly, was traded to San Francisco a few months later.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
The Editors, Town & Country, 4 Mar. 2023
His results, both in the big leagues and the minors over the past two seasons, have been so-so at best.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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Adverb
What seemed like a so-so cast at first ended up giving us a fair number of breakouts: Michaela, Zeke, David, Adam, Jay.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Longoria rapped a couple hits in the finale of a so-so 2017 season then, stunningly, was traded to San Francisco a few months later.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Adjective
Things go from meh to worse when her best friend is laid off and her so-so relationship takes an unexpected and life-altering twist.
—The Editors, Town & Country, 4 Mar. 2023
His results, both in the big leagues and the minors over the past two seasons, have been so-so at best.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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“So-so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so-so. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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