sometime

adverb

some·time | \ ˈsəm-ˌtīm

Definition of sometime

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 archaic : in the past : formerly

2 archaic : once in a while : occasionally

3 : at some time in the future I'll do it sometime

4 : at some not specified or definitely known point of time sometime last night

sometime

adjective

Definition of sometime (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : having been formerly : former, late

2 : being so occasionally or in only some respects a sometime father

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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

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

The state's much lesser known wildflower super bloom will happen sometime around mid-July and August, so plan your trip accordingly—and far in advance. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "California is Having Another Lesser Known Super Bloom—This Time in The Mountains," 17 Apr. 2019 This latter group believes that the court went deeply wrong sometime in the 1960s or before, issuing scores of rulings that in their eyes are liberal and activist. — latimes.com, "How Trump could do the least damage with his Supreme Court pick," 7 July 2018 In a phone interview Friday, Cox confirmed that the request was scheduled to go out sometime during the day. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "Portland Marathon cancels 2018 race, will dissolve organization," 27 Apr. 2018 Longtime fans of popular CBS sitcom Life in Pieces know that the show — and, with it, the Short family — usually makes its annual season premiere sometime between September and November. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About 'Life in Pieces' Season 4," 5 Apr. 2019 Game of Thrones Season 8 premieres sometime in 2019. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Details About the 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Opening Have Been Revealed," 3 Nov. 2018 The attack took place sometime after 6 a.m, when at least two fellow inmates were able to brutally beat Bulger, who was 89 years old and in ailing health, the official said. — Jon Kamp, WSJ, "Bulger Was Killed When Cells Were Unlocked for Breakfast," 1 Nov. 2018 Turquoise mining would eventually explode, and sometime after 1880, the US Geological Survey reports, a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. — Alexandra Mondalek, Vox, "Fake turquoise jewelry is hurting Native Americans economically," 24 Oct. 2018 The other two boys were taken into custody sometime after. — Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, "3 students arrested after passing around stolen gun inside Lebanon High School, police say," 18 May 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

There’s his starlet daughter, Ramsey, the sometime lover of Josephine Baker, and his son Montgomery, a World War I hero who steps into the mud pit of Deep South politics. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: The Flavor of the American Century," 15 Feb. 2019 Fried, his sometime nemesis, had become assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia and continued to push vocal American support of Western-leaning governments in former Soviet states, Georgia in particular. — Keith Gessen, New York Times, "The Quiet Americans Behind the U.S.-Russia Imbroglio," 8 May 2018 Kathy McKeon served as Jackie Kennedy's personal assistant (and sometime nanny) during a time of great change for the former first lady. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Jackie Kennedy's Personal Assistant Remembers the Day Bobby Kennedy Died," 26 Apr. 2017 The injuries to the couple indicate that Charles Williams, 52, shot his wife and then himself sometime overnight Friday, police said. — Katie Park, Philly.com, "West Goshen couple dead in murder-suicide, police say," 4 June 2018 Arias was charged in the 2008 murder of her sometime lover Travis Alexander, who was found stabbed, shot and with his throat slit in the bathroom of his Mesa house. — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, "Arizona Appeals Court rules against Jodi Arias' request for court secrecy," 30 May 2018 Lawyers are once again debating the fate of Mumia Abu-Jamal, now 64, the former Black Panther and sometime radio reporter serving a life sentence for the 1981 shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "Comcast staffers report sexual harassment, Cosby jury explains verdict | Morning Newsletter," 1 May 2018 He's been a real estate agent, owned a liquor store, and invested in buying and developing property with his friend and sometime business partner Randy Schrimsher. — Lee Roop, AL.com, "Tommy Battle runs for governor saying he'll sell Alabama as 'a smart place'," 26 Apr. 2018 The principal of Forest Park Elementary School was told of the posting sometime Wednesday, then told a school resource officer and contacted Portland Public Schools security, said Dave Northfield, a school district spokesman. — Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, "Portland school 'slaughterhouse' label on Google leads to extra police presence," 21 Mar. 2018

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