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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His first full season, on balance, was somewhat of a disappointment.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The feature reminds us somewhat of OpenAI's ChatGPT Plugins feature from March 2023 that aimed for similar connections, although the two features work differently under the hood.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
So, somewhat of a smaller stature (Stewart is 6-foot-1 and 249 pounds).
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But our comedy has a silliness that’s just woven naturally into it, because there’s somewhat of an insecurity there — a humbleness that is masked in absurdity.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The feature reminds us somewhat of OpenAI's ChatGPT Plugins feature from March 2023 that aimed for similar connections, although the two features work differently under the hood.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
So, somewhat of a smaller stature (Stewart is 6-foot-1 and 249 pounds).
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But our comedy has a silliness that’s just woven naturally into it, because there’s somewhat of an insecurity there — a humbleness that is masked in absurdity.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Apr. 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 May. 2025.
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