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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Adverb
Similarly, Ford O’Connell, a GOP strategist, claimed that an AI executive order was necessary as the industry is nascent and should be somewhat regulated.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid have led a dynasty that has somewhat dominated the league of late, winning three of the last five Super Bowls and nine straight AFC West titles.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Snowfall amounts will be light, somewhat like Sunday morning, and focused around 1 inch for most locations, especially north of intersection 96.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
From a more commercial perspective, Africa as a whole has been somewhat excluded from modern industries of visual storytelling, such as comics and animation, for many reasons.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 14 Dec. 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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