something of

idiom

: 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.

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In what has become something of a regular occurrence, Philip Tomasino was a healthy scratch against the Sharks. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The last bit would become something of a theme. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 Cote’s West Coast venue, which follows locations in New York City and Miami, is something of a homecoming for the restaurateur, who started his culinary career while a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025 New technologies at work cause something of a feeding frenzy. Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for something of

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“Something of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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