so-and-so

Example Sentences

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“Someone’s like, ‘Let’s ask a neutral third party what so-and-so should do about the guy they’re talking to.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

You knew, when you walked into a courtroom and said “I am so-and-so, representing the government or representing the United States of America,” that what you said carried credibility.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

"I've never been on holiday without bumping into a Welsh person and then after about half a minute you're like, 'well do you know so-and-so if you're from Merthyr?' and they always do."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

It doesn’t hurt to know what’s in your food, but I’m trying to chase away the sense of “Oh, my God, this banana has so-and-so calories, I can’t have it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

I’ve personally witnessed several family rifts because so-and-so didn’t invite so-and-so to their wedding even though they had the nerve to invite a family friend.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi