as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Recent Examples of sometime
Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Newsweek's analysis of Google Earth imagery shows that construction of the replica compound began sometime between mid-October and early November 2014.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
Matteson reported a watermain break that was expected to be fixed by sometime Wednesday.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
The event started sometime in the 1980’s when some pranksters began dyeing the fountains as a joke.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Newsweek's analysis of Google Earth imagery shows that construction of the replica compound began sometime between mid-October and early November 2014.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Pollard revealed that the seemingly benign legislation benefited Goggin’s longtime friend and sometime business partner, Dennis Krieger, who was underwriting a stock sale for a company that made the only devices Goggin’s legislation would finance.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
Matteson reported a watermain break that was expected to be fixed by sometime Wednesday.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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These eventually unravel, and build to an emotional wallop.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Context The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized on February 14 with a case of bronchitis that eventually developed into simultaneous bronchitis and pneumonia.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What Does KenPom Say? Analytics guru Ken Pomeroy, a former U.S. government meteorologist, revolutionized the use of statistics as a predictor of success in the NCAA tournament in the early 2000s, and his rankings are recognized as the industry standard.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Aja Naomi King is doling out some inspiring words for her former How to Get Away with Murder castmate Viola Davis.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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North Idaho and eastern Idaho could someday be on the horizon, too.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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During the season eight reunion, fans finally got more details about the couple’s love story and their connection.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
12 Mar. 2025
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Joey Tribbiani is finally catching his big break as the Friends spinoff Joey is finally streaming.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In court filings made late Monday in Baltimore, officials from 18 agencies confirmed that the workers were being reinstated, with most placed on administrative leave temporarily.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hayes was not good at all on a late power play when the Penguins trailed by one in the final minutes of the third period.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Morgan began co-writing with them, and soon got a call from Aldean himself.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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Poilievre vows to cut taxes and get resource projects in the resource-rich country approved sooner.—
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21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Trump was tightening the screws after his explosive Oval Office meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the U.S. leader tries to pressure the erstwhile American ally to embrace peace talks with its invader.—
Zeke Miller,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2025
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There is also Mona’s erstwhile friend Vanessa, once Milton’s latest young discovery, who fell fervidly in love with him, not realizing the danger to her nascent acting career if their affair should end.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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