somebody

pronoun

some·body | \ ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē

, -ˌbä-\

Definition of somebody

(Entry 1 of 2)

: one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come in

somebody

noun

Definition of somebody (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person of position or importance

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Examples of somebody in a Sentence

Pronoun

Somebody left you a message. The singer waved to somebody in the crowd. We need somebody who can work nights and weekends. Is that somebody you know? Somebody has to do it. After I turned down the job, she offered it to somebody else.

Noun

a small-town girl who hopes to become a somebody someday

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

This is a slippery slope, especially for somebody working in the public sector. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: What radical politician made this proclamation?," 7 July 2019 Especially with somebody with less than perfect bike-handling skills like Thomas. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, "Lance Armstrong's Analysis of the 2019 Tour de France," 5 July 2019 That somebody is Congress and the time is now — before governments lapse into even deeper paralysis during the 2020 election campaigns. — STAT, "Stop persecuting doctors for legitimately prescribing opioids for chronic pain," 28 June 2019 Did somebody spill coffee on a really, really important laptop? — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Venmo is sharing your payments with everyone—except Mint," 27 June 2019 There are a lot of people out there that have scars, and loads of younger people have never seen an image of somebody who looks like them. — Vogue, "Facebook Censors the “Behind the Scars” Photo Series, Spotlighting a Larger Body Acceptance Issue," 14 June 2019 But before a trail gets paved, somebody first has to remove the rails, which will require a large salvage operator to rip tons of metal rails and wood from the earth and haul it away. — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Removing the Nickel Plate railroad tracks is a heavy lift. Like hauling away the Brooklyn Bridge.," 21 June 2019 The heart of this particular genre’s appeal is watching somebody do the impossible — fight an entire world of enemies singlehandedly, and win — but without the superheroic gifts that dominate the defining genre of our time. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "Keanu Reeves’ Dance with Death in John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum," 20 June 2019 Every few days, somebody calls and asks to buy one of his properties. — Alden Woods, azcentral, "Stories of Eastlake Park help a community regain past, look to future," 19 June 2019

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