someday

adverb

some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time

Examples of someday in a Sentence

Someday we'll buy a house. She hopes to publish her novel someday. Let's have lunch someday next week.
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Who among us hasn’t spent a month, week, or even a day in Paris and dreamed of someday returning, keys in hand, to a Left Bank pied-à-terre? Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025 The council also approved slight revisions to the city’s plans to create a new town center that someday will include a performing arts center, food hall, trails and promenades with public art. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 North Idaho and eastern Idaho could someday be on the horizon, too. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025 Although director Robert Zemeckis has squashed rumors of a fourth film, the actor would love to inhabit that universe someday. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for someday

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of someday was in the 14th century

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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someday. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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someday

adverb
some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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