so-and-so

Example Sentences

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You hear them saying things like, As Justice So-and-so was saying or, Let me build on that point.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2022

But reporters and journalists are apparently just happy to say, "So-and-so said this today."

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2019

“Took to social media” is an oft-reviled phrase frequently seen in the context of celebrity spats, rants, and otherwise frivolous behavior: So-and-so Real Housewife took to social media.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2018

We know not to address Mr So-and-so’s date as Mrs So-and-so, because the file says he divorced his wife three years ago.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2017

“Miss So-and-so has stopped going to school and will go to heaven,” he said.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai