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
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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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The move would need legislative approval and would take effect sometime in 2027, officials said.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Yet there’s also a lot of love in the doc, particularly in the generous passages that explore his friendship with Reiner (who died in 2020) and his singular bond with second wife and sometime leading lady Anne Bancroft, who’s been gone for more than two decades.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
Elijah Harts, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics, while Anthony Mora, 27, died sometime after he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The move would need legislative approval and would take effect sometime in 2027, officials said.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Hamid had an eye toward bringing on another partner who’d be his counterpart, sounding board, and sometime foil.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Yet there’s also a lot of love in the doc, particularly in the generous passages that explore his friendship with Reiner (who died in 2020) and his singular bond with second wife and sometime leading lady Anne Bancroft, who’s been gone for more than two decades.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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