something like
idiom
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
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If something like a gearbox or generator fails, those are big, heavy components—those can be the hardest days.
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Caitlin Kelly, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
And it’s turned out to be a hit as well, garnering something like a half-billion streams in the U.S. alone.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
So that was probably 2013, 2014, something like that.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Regardless of the exact origins, fascination with Rolex Reference 6263 went from a marginal enthusiast interest to something like horological mania after 2017’s auction.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
For something like chili crunch that refers to a centuries-old condiment, what does a company have to show to the patent office to gain a trademarked name?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2024
An internet domain name, Business.com, had just sold for $7.5 million—a shocking sum that would be something like $14 million in today’s dollars.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
The other element here was that in the early winter and spring of that second season, the Iraq war had started, and by my recollection, we were preempted something like six weeks out of eight.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
As the eclipse passes overhead, people watching should see afternoon light fade to resemble something like dusk or dawn.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Kelly, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
And it’s turned out to be a hit as well, garnering something like a half-billion streams in the U.S. alone.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
So that was probably 2013, 2014, something like that.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Regardless of the exact origins, fascination with Rolex Reference 6263 went from a marginal enthusiast interest to something like horological mania after 2017’s auction.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
For something like chili crunch that refers to a centuries-old condiment, what does a company have to show to the patent office to gain a trademarked name?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2024
An internet domain name, Business.com, had just sold for $7.5 million—a shocking sum that would be something like $14 million in today’s dollars.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
The other element here was that in the early winter and spring of that second season, the Iraq war had started, and by my recollection, we were preempted something like six weeks out of eight.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
As the eclipse passes overhead, people watching should see afternoon light fade to resemble something like dusk or dawn.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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