or so

Idioms and Phrases

Approximately, especially alluding to a number, as in Four hundred or so guests are invited . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Or they’ll say something funny or so shocking that you end up kind of laughing in spite of yourself.

From Los Angeles Times

“Here” “Apart from these, ‘The Fire Inside,’ ‘Baby girl,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘All We Imagine as Light,’ and about a dozen or so other films all have buzz about them this Oscar season.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I started my career back in 2006 or so, coral reefs in the Florida Keys in particular had about maybe a little better than 10% of their surface covered in live coral,” Spadaro said.

From Salon

“It’s hard to say that will continue for this period, but it does look like the next week or so we’ll have these periods of rain.”

From Los Angeles Times

When the prime minister, Streeting and Reeves sit down to consider what to do about social care in a week or so, don’t expect a sudden revelation or a shiny new plan.

From BBC