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 But more importantly than that, there was just so much joy around having a portion of our lives that was dedicated, literally every single day, to talking about our love, our relationship, our wonderful families. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 May 2024 Seated on an airplane high in the sky, Liane looks out the window, and the light of the sun catches her eye just so. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2024 Oh, and this set just so happens to be on sale for $8 for Prime Members. —

Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024 But [my family] were just so happy to see anybody be successful at anything and just give the Followill name any kind of meaning. —

Gen Handley, SPIN, 10 May 2024 And the setting was just so peaceful in that moment. —

Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 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

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