some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wət 
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wət,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät
Examples of somewhat in a Sentence
Adverb
He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.
Our work has progressed somewhat.
The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Those teams are going to cannibalize each other somewhat the rest of the way, but a one- or two-loss AAC champ likely would be ranked higher by the playoff committee.
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Adverb
That’s a devastating blow because Pionk’s second-pair success is somewhat dependent on having Samberg as his partner.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Westbound traffic slowed somewhat closer to the helicopter crash site, but drivers heading west were moving through the area without much difficulty.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Those teams are going to cannibalize each other somewhat the rest of the way, but a one- or two-loss AAC champ likely would be ranked higher by the playoff committee.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2025
Even as Weiss has made a name for herself in part by lambasting progressive culture, her own political views have been somewhat hard to pin down.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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somewhat
1 of 2 pronoun
some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät
-ˌ(h)wət;
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät,
-ˈ(h)wət
: some unspecified part or amount : something
somewhat of what you say is true
somewhat
2 of 2 adverb
: in some measure : slightly
somewhat comfortable
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