something like

phrase

1

: close to : approximately

It costs something like five dollars.

2

: somewhat or slightly like

He does look something like his father.

Examples of something like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Neighbors expressed their shock that something like this happened in their otherwise quiet neighborhood. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Ten years ago, Cotton mused, something like 93% of all real estate assets in the world were invested in the four major food groups, being multifamily, office, retail and industrial. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

But still, the chemistry came together into something like biology. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026

Alongside developer Rick Caruso, Skydance CEO David Ellison has championed the venue as something like a town square and a physical symbol of his commitment to theatrical exhibition (RIP the Paramount Decrees). — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for something like

• statesmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike
• dreamlike
• friedreich
• godlike