just as soon

Example Sentences

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Now, though, he’s a contented family man operating a successful neighborhood bistro called Chez Paul—until fate comes calling and returns him to a life he’d just as soon forget.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

She even has a plan to get Leo’s mixtape heard by the hottest club owner in town, and she’ll finish explaining it just as soon as she’s finished vogueing with real-life ballroom staple Natasha Twist.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

But he’d just as soon the Galaxy hold off on that improvement until the Quakes have left town.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

A silly post could just as soon garner devotion and admiration from the public as sour public opinion.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2024

Papa said he would ready a shipment of clothing, money, and other necessaries and send it along just as soon as he could.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren