or so

phrase

—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact

We plan to stay a week or so.

Tickets cost $20 or so.

Examples of or so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And most experts don’t think there will be much relief for homebuyers in the next year or so, absent some big changes, such as the war in Iran ending or oil prices dramatically falling. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

After the peak of fame and power with the Royal Academy exhibition in 1997, which toured to the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, there was a dearth of interest in the YBAs for a decade or so. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

When play resumed perhaps 45 seconds or so later, Walker ran in for a 2-yard touchdown. — Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

The state pension cost an estimated £146 billion in 2025-26; and another £31 billion or so went on pension credit, housing benefit for pensioners, the winter fuel allowance, and so on. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for or so

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau