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

The Falcon 9 rose into blue morning skies — something of a rarity for California's central coast, which is often cloaked in fog. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026

For four days every Labor Day weekend, the Telluride Film Festival turns this tiny mountain town into something of a refuge from the outside world. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

In this sense, it can be thought of as something of a mobile, autonomous ocean surveillance post. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Presumably, though, his job is something of a morbid guessing game, like prewriting obituaries. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for something of

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