1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic
: in the past : formerly
4
archaic
: once in a while : occasionally
Examples of sometime in a Sentence
Adverb
We should get together sometime.
It's likely to happen sometime soon.
She will return from her trip sometime in December.
A burglar broke in sometime during the night.
The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.
Adjective
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The incident happened overnight sometime before 7 a.m. at Peterson Tool Rental in Yonkers and caused a shutdown of Saw Mill River Road in both directions while emergency crews worked the scene.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
Vito Genovese, Frank’s sometime friend and longtime rival, is having a more eventful evening, overseeing the murder of his wife’s ex-husband.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
Wilson is on a one-year deal, so Winston is the only quarterback under contract for 2026, meaning he’s positioned to be the veteran bridge if there’s a young quarterback added sometime over the next year.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The incident happened overnight sometime before 7 a.m. at Peterson Tool Rental in Yonkers and caused a shutdown of Saw Mill River Road in both directions while emergency crews worked the scene.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Led by Smith’s longtime bass player and keyboardist Tony Shanahan, the support crew included Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, former Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer and sometime Rolling Stone Steve Jordan, and guitarist Charlie Sexton.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
Vito Genovese, Frank’s sometime friend and longtime rival, is having a more eventful evening, overseeing the murder of his wife’s ex-husband.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sometime
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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