Synonyms of somedaynext
: 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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The experiment offers an early look at how a specialist could someday operate through a mobile robot in a rural clinic or another place where surgical care is hard to reach. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 The empty frames still hang on the walls as a promise that the art will be recovered someday. Jo Piazza, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 Against that backdrop, telling workers that the gains will trickle down to them someday is not enough. James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Although scientists cannot predict exactly when earthquakes will occur, the scientific community already had reached a consensus that the region would experience a large earthquake someday, even before the study was published. Velvet Wu july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 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 20 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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