somewhat of

idiom

: to some degree
used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite
We have somewhat of a problem.
To say he has improved is somewhat of an understatement.

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Among the new shows, Little Bear Ridge Road, which marks Scott Rudin’s return to Broadway producing, played its first eight previews last week and got off to somewhat of a slow start with capacity at 83 percent and a tally of $371,635 at the Booth Theatre. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025 The 84-year-old climber, considered somewhat of a legend in the Midwest climbing community, lived a mile from the state park for around 50 years, and went climbing nearly every Saturday and Sunday when the weather cooperated, his son Dan Cleveland said. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Proctor has been somewhat of an enigma. Dane Brugler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The Baltoro boot is somewhat of an oddball in Nike’s sprawling archive. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for somewhat of

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“Somewhat of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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