just so

idiom

: in a particular way

They feel they have to dress just so to be popular.

: arranged in a very neat and tidy way

Everything in her house has to be just so or she gets upset.

Examples of just so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kassar had wheedled an extra $40 million out of a European banking syndicate just so the film could cross the finish line. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 Holmgren is just so dangerous from so many areas in the paint and mid range that accounting for Oklahoma City’s ball handlers and Holmgren as well is extremely difficult. —

Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 That’s in part because there are just so many governments in Illinois in the first place — thousands of them, more than any other state in the nation. —

Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024 Election night is only two weeks away and both parties are scrambling to pander to American’s hearts—which just so happens to often be their wallets. —

Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for just so

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