Example sentences for: so-called

How can you use “so-called” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Cutest nuance noted: The "Delay Delay"--the amount of time it takes for Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to figure out whether he finds something President Clinton says should be applauded or not, so-called because apparently the key step in the speaker's process is being able to see what the House Whip thinks.

  • That is the main reason Beijing disbanded the 1995 council and formed the so-called provisional Legco, which is dominated by appointed pro-China politicians.

  • Our so-called "computer expert" is over 60 and, admittedly, no expert.

  • Later in the century, Ford was saved by the so-called Whiz Kids, a group of managers (including Robert McNamara) who came to Detroit after World War II from the Army.

  • Robert Novak, the columnist, promptly denounced Ingraham as a "so-called conservative."


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