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,
1 July 2026
The region isn’t expected to cool down until sometime during the holiday weekend, according to the weather forecaster.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
That’s according to a new report from SAE International’s (and sometime Ars contributor) Roberto Baldwin.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Adverb
Instead, the council unanimously voted to pursue further study, with the eventual goal of the proposal returning to voters sometime before 2028.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The region isn’t expected to cool down until sometime during the holiday weekend, according to the weather forecaster.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Adjective
If necessary, Game 3 would be sometime Monday.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
That’s according to a new report from SAE International’s (and sometime Ars contributor) Roberto Baldwin.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sometime
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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