someday

adverb

some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time

Examples of someday in a Sentence

Someday we'll buy a house. She hopes to publish her novel someday. Let's have lunch someday next week.
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Prima thought about the possibility that there was a person in the world—perhaps Ruth was this person or would someday be this person—for whom Prima’s name was this kind of talisman. Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025 So to keep the population viable and to hopefully restore it someday. Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025 The monthly maintenance is just $324 a month (although the listing doesn’t mention it, this likely means the building has a tax abatement that will someday expire). Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025 The Beyoncé who once delivered some of the big ballads that are more the stock-in-trade of her closest diva equivalents is still in hibernation, surely to return someday, but not just yet. Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for someday

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of someday was in the 14th century

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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someday. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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someday

adverb
some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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