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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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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
At first glance, this finding is somewhat at odds with other basic income experiments in the US, and challenges the narrative advocates have been pushing that unconditional cash won’t make people choose less work.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 22 July 2024
On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the earbuds push the lower-register instrumentation forward in the mix somewhat.
—PCMAG, 20 July 2024
Daigo agrees, although the experience is still somewhat surreal to him, some 20 years later.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2024
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Adverb
At that point, a somewhat older lady (maybe aged 60), who was seated across the aisle in the center section, came and sat in the empty aisle seat in my row.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
At first glance, this finding is somewhat at odds with other basic income experiments in the US, and challenges the narrative advocates have been pushing that unconditional cash won’t make people choose less work.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 22 July 2024
On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the earbuds push the lower-register instrumentation forward in the mix somewhat.
—PCMAG, 20 July 2024
Daigo agrees, although the experience is still somewhat surreal to him, some 20 years later.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2024
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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