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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If anything, ChatGPT-3 has something of the oracular about it; for as mysterious as the writing process of any author may be in all sorts of intangible and ineffable ways, any person who works in words also understands what’s prosaic and gritty (and thus all the more beautiful) about writing.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Thus, the player gives something of value, or consideration.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
The test was a huge success, and, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), led to something of a media storm.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Thus, the player gives something of value, or consideration.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
The test was a huge success, and, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), led to something of a media storm.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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