so-so

Example Sentences

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Columbus, Ohio, and California’s San Jose area unexpectedly got top scores this year—evidence that even places with so-so earning potential or high costs of living can be prime locations for landing that first job postgraduation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Consumer spending, meanwhile, was just so-so in January.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Both stocks racked up double-digit losses last week as so-so earnings reports failed to ease investors’ concerns that the AI boom could be about to run out of road.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

Michals told jurors he had felt "so-so" about pursuing a relationship with Ms Wang because she had a phobia of germs.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

“My brother was just so-so in school. I don’t even think my mom knew about St. Francis, but even if she did, he probably wouldn’t have gotten in,” she tells me.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson