somewhere
adverb
, -(ˌ)(h)wər\
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Synonyms for somewhere
Synonyms: Adverb
about, all but, almost, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, virtually, well-nigh
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Examples of somewhere in a Sentence
Adverb
The boy ran off somewhere. She lives somewhere in the city. I've seen you somewhere before. His house must be around here somewhere. Do you want to go somewhere else?Noun
We looked for somewhere to park the car. I know somewhere nice where we can eat.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Because it's buried in some yearbook somewhere, on somebody's shelf. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - September 1, 2019," 1 Sep. 2019 Many agreements, like the one Swift signed at age 15, prevent artists from redoing songs sent over to their labels—but only for a set amount of time after their deals expire, typically somewhere in the three-to-five-year range. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "How Taylor Swift’s Plan to Re-Record Her Early Songs Could Work," 22 Aug. 2019 Halfway up the bridge, Dokey saw his prearranged mark: a tall, heavy-set man, somewhere in his 60s, with jet black hair of the kind not supplied by Nature. — Larry Millett, Twin Cities, "From the archives: Murder-on-a-stick: A Pioneer Press serial mystery novel (Chapter 1)," 21 Aug. 2019 The men had been hunting caribou somewhere in the west, without luck. — Neil Shea, National Geographic, "A thawing Arctic is heating up a new Cold War," 21 Aug. 2019 All-purpose These potatoes lie somewhere in the middle for starch and moisture contents. — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin farmers — and diners — dig potatoes of all types and colors," 15 Aug. 2019 The findings, along with similar work on elephants, suggest that somewhere, hiding in the genetic code and evolutionary history of large mammals, there could be a new cancer treatment for humans. — Doug Johnson, Quartz, "Elephants and whales could give us the cure for cancer—unless we keep killing them," 14 Aug. 2019 So much of the show is the women striving to get somewhere, especially Debbie, who has been struggling the most with her thirst for power and the constraints of being a woman in 1980s Hollywood. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "GLOW showrunners break down that 'game-changing' season 3 cliffhanger ending," 10 Aug. 2019 Øvredal’s film, rated PG-13, tries to straddle a similar line and mostly does so, falling somewhere in between Amblin and Blumhouse. — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, "‘Scary Stories’ is a likable Frankenstein of a movie," 8 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
To see the Southern Delta Aquariids tonight, your best bet is to find somewhere that has a clear view of the sky. — Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, "There’s An Insane Meteor Shower Happening Tonight—Here’s How to Watch," 29 July 2019 To put that in perspective, the hundreds of billions in tariffs currently being imposed by the U.S., China and the European Union are estimated to reduce the U.S. economic product somewhere between 0.25 and 0.74 percent. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Summer's record-high temperatures threaten to scorch the economy," 19 July 2019 But the North Korean delegation said well, Kim Jong Un is going to be leaving at about somewhere between 2 and 4 o'clock on Tuesday. — Fox News, "Conway: Denuclearization of North Korea benefits the world," 12 June 2018 But there were also hundreds of others who weren't select who are trying to find somewhere — anywhere — to latch onto a roster and continue chasing their dream. — Jordan Mcpherson, miamiherald, "Dolphins receiver has a message for players who weren't taken in the NFL Draft | Miami Herald," 1 May 2018 However, the space station will re-enter somewhere between the latitudes of 43 degrees north and 43 degrees south, based on its current orbital inclination. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, "Chinese Space Station Could Crash to Earth on Easter Weekend," 27 Mar. 2018 Even if Prescott doesn't totally recover from a shaky sophomore campaign, the Cowboys still could sign him to a contract that would carry an average annual cap-hit somewhere in the neighborhood of $30 million per season. — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, "Without restraint, Cowboys' salary cap future could mirror Seahawks' fire sale | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 9 Mar. 2018 The rest of the people in the city are trying to find somewhere to go to figure out how to get out of their situations. — OregonLive.com, "Football coaches blame surge in transfers on rise of 'AAU-type' culture (Part 2)," 15 Aug. 2017 SOMEWHERE between occult Turin and stuffy bourgeois Turin — though not unconnected with either — is artistic Turin. — Nikil Saval, New York Times, "The Ghosts of Turin," 10 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'somewhere.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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