so-so

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Lyft plummeted 18% after the ride-hailing platform reported weaker-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter and issued so-so guidance.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The product of an upper-middle-class family and a so-so college, nose perennially pressed to the window—and to the grindstone—she is a workhorse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 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

Hannah starts to join me, but she ends up waving her palm in a so-so sign and shrugs.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina