some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wət 
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wət,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät
Examples of somewhat in a Sentence
Adverb
He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.
Our work has progressed somewhat.
The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.
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So the stakes in the Consumers’ Research case are mitigated somewhat because the Court’s Republican majority has already given itself the power to veto federal agency actions.
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Adverb
Nathan Howard | Reuters Fed Chair Powell said the central bank’s forecasts for less economic growth and higher inflation in 2025 somewhat offset each other, explaining the fact that the forecast for rate cuts this year stayed at two.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
To say Maggie has had a somewhat rocky relationship with the man who murdered her hubby would be putting it mildly, but the two have found times to work together when necessary.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
So the stakes in the Consumers’ Research case are mitigated somewhat because the Court’s Republican majority has already given itself the power to veto federal agency actions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Homegrown Ascent Aerosystems may have an answer with its somewhat oddball Helius.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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somewhat
1 of 2 pronoun
some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät
-ˌ(h)wət;
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät,
-ˈ(h)wət
: some unspecified part or amount : something
somewhat of what you say is true
somewhat
2 of 2 adverb
: in some measure : slightly
somewhat comfortable
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