1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic
: in the past : formerly
4
archaic
: once in a while : occasionally
Synonyms
Examples of sometime in a Sentence
Adverb
We should get together sometime.
It's likely to happen sometime soon.
She will return from her trip sometime in December.
A burglar broke in sometime during the night.
The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.
Adjective
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
During a performance in New York on September 8, SZA teased a deluxe version of SOS—tentatively titled Lana—coming out sometime this fall.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2023
Giner said the repairs to the South Bay plant are expected to cost about $10 million, which the agency has already budgeted, and be completed sometime within the next nine to 12 months.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
The property was sold sometime during the late 20th century and the house used as a school up until 2011.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
Theft from auto: Lander Road A resident reported on the morning of Sept. 10 that sometime overnight, thieves went into two cars left unlocked in their driveway and one inside their open garage, with small amounts of cash taken.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
Her website also went private sometime Wednesday, and her LinkedIn page has been deleted.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Western Costume was founded sometime between 1912 and 1915 and has been among the world’s largest suppliers of costumes ever since.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
Hubble revealed a second, more northern tail formed sometime between October 2 and 8, 2022, roughly one to two weeks after the impact.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2023
All 17,500 tickets that were available for Day 1 of the 11-day series of games on the campus of UNLV were gone by sometime Wednesday, largely because of the debut of the 7-foot-3 rookie who will be playing his first game in a San Antonio Spurs uniform.
—Tim Reynolds, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
Those peers and sometime co-stars included Hugh Grant, Daniel Day-Lewis and Richard E. Grant, a new wave-era succession to the Angry Young Men of the 1950s and ‘60s.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
Strauss’ 1880 String Quartet in A major hardly hints at lush romanticism and sometime raw expressionism to come.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
Most of the actress’s scenes as a hooker with a head for news are with Foxx, Yo-Yo’s sometime pimp and constant verbal sparring partner.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
As her sometime antagonist who eventually becomes an ally, Denzel Whitaker adds a dash of magnetism to the role of Kango, the neighborhood drug dealer.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 June 2023
At the head of these admirers was Peter Paul Rubens, a fellow northerner who had likewise passed through the Porta Flaminia, Rome’s northern city gate (today the Porta del Popolo), and who went on to greater worldly success than his sometime friend in Rome.
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2023
Sturgeon did not make an immediate decision after nearly 90 minutes of sometime heated exchanges among the lawyers.
—Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
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Adverb
He was born in Montana sometime after the family settled.
—Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
During a performance in New York on September 8, SZA teased a deluxe version of SOS—tentatively titled Lana—coming out sometime this fall.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2023
Giner said the repairs to the South Bay plant are expected to cost about $10 million, which the agency has already budgeted, and be completed sometime within the next nine to 12 months.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
The property was sold sometime during the late 20th century and the house used as a school up until 2011.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
Theft from auto: Lander Road A resident reported on the morning of Sept. 10 that sometime overnight, thieves went into two cars left unlocked in their driveway and one inside their open garage, with small amounts of cash taken.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
Her website also went private sometime Wednesday, and her LinkedIn page has been deleted.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Western Costume was founded sometime between 1912 and 1915 and has been among the world’s largest suppliers of costumes ever since.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
Hubble revealed a second, more northern tail formed sometime between October 2 and 8, 2022, roughly one to two weeks after the impact.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
Adjective
The other two are expected to turn themselves in sometime Tuesday, the chief said.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2023
All 17,500 tickets that were available for Day 1 of the 11-day series of games on the campus of UNLV were gone by sometime Wednesday, largely because of the debut of the 7-foot-3 rookie who will be playing his first game in a San Antonio Spurs uniform.
—Tim Reynolds, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
Those peers and sometime co-stars included Hugh Grant, Daniel Day-Lewis and Richard E. Grant, a new wave-era succession to the Angry Young Men of the 1950s and ‘60s.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
Strauss’ 1880 String Quartet in A major hardly hints at lush romanticism and sometime raw expressionism to come.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
Most of the actress’s scenes as a hooker with a head for news are with Foxx, Yo-Yo’s sometime pimp and constant verbal sparring partner.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
As her sometime antagonist who eventually becomes an ally, Denzel Whitaker adds a dash of magnetism to the role of Kango, the neighborhood drug dealer.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 June 2023
At the head of these admirers was Peter Paul Rubens, a fellow northerner who had likewise passed through the Porta Flaminia, Rome’s northern city gate (today the Porta del Popolo), and who went on to greater worldly success than his sometime friend in Rome.
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2023
Sturgeon did not make an immediate decision after nearly 90 minutes of sometime heated exchanges among the lawyers.
—Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
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