something of

phrase

: to some degree

—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite

He is something of an expert with car repair.

We have something of a problem here.

The movie was something of a disappointment.

Examples of something of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carillo delivered a speech so rousing, witty and tender all at once that following her became something of an impossibility. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

The land forces of Germany, France, and Britain had been facing one another since war was declared on September 1, 1939, until the standoff became something of a grim joke. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Thanks to the Romanian government’s encouragement of IT, the country became something of an outsourcing hub, with a plentiful supply of engineers. — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

If realized, this could make the plant something of an Alaskan antimony processing hub, not just a Nova-exclusive plant. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for something of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove