so-so
Example Sentences
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Short’s polishing of even so-so lines into comedy gold earned him nominations for every season of “Only Murders” so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I think that’s what separates great writers from so-so writers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Consumer spending, meanwhile, was just so-so in January.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
The poetry is so-so, but programmers are entranced by its coding skill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
This time, however, Francis did not carry the ball and on subsequent days maintained that the evidence for a TMV helix was only so-so.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
