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 Which is really a shame because there’s just so much more to complain about. —

Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024 Interview highlights On getting Covid-19 right before leaving for Russia in February 2022, and having a bad feeling about the trip There was just so many signs of don't go. —

Terry Gross, NPR, 7 May 2024 Kendall Jenner's Met Gala 2024 look is an archival Givenchy gown that just so happened to fit her perfectly. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 May 2024 Augustinus Bader has no shortage of fans, and Priscilla director Sofia Coppola just so happens to be one of them. —

Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Genta designed the watch to sit on its side and recreate the profile of the Parthenon in Athens, which is just so Genta. —

Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024 That comes from the second act of Much Ado About Nothing, where two characters are spreading the rumor that Beatrice is desperately in love with Benedick, who just so happens to be eavesdropping on the conversation. —

Melissa Locker, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024 In a preview clip from Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Blue Bloods costars Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan share the details about their unseen dinner guest, who just so happens to be married to Wahlberg. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024 These past couple of hours have been just so nourishing for me. —

Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024

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