something of
idiom
: to some degree
—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite
He is something of an expert with car repair.
We have something of a problem here.
The movie was something of a disappointment.
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Since Election Day, Democrats have rightly been in something of a funk.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Now, this is par for the course for Garland, who despite his height plays something of a heavy game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
So texting has at least restored to us something of the frigid, impersonal silence that is supposed to obtain when people ride the train together.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Now, this is par for the course for Garland, who despite his height plays something of a heavy game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
So texting has at least restored to us something of the frigid, impersonal silence that is supposed to obtain when people ride the train together.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Something of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20of. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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