some·where
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wer 
-(ˌ)(h)wər
1
: in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified
mentions it somewhere
2
: to a place symbolizing positive accomplishment or progress
now we're getting somewhere
3
: in the vicinity of : approximately
—usually used with about, around, or between
somewhere about nine o'clock
costs somewhere around ten dollars
: an undetermined or unnamed place
Synonyms
Examples of somewhere in a Sentence
Adverb
The boy ran off somewhere.
She lives somewhere in the city.
I've seen you somewhere before.
His house must be around here somewhere.
Do you want to go somewhere else?
Noun
We looked for somewhere to park the car.
I know somewhere nice where we can eat.
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Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
Each year, wildlife managers would choose a number of elephants to cull—usually somewhere from 350 to 500.
—Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2023
People who were looking to buy somewhere else mostly came from San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Now that the pandemic is over, my company meets in person at least once per quarter, whether in Berlin, Shanghai, Singapore or somewhere else.
—Antoine Boquen, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
But the chatbot can only be aligned with values that are somewhere in the training data.
—Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
Asked to predict the magic mortgage rate that will have inventory flooding back into the housing market, Zandi said that obviously a 5% rate is better than 6%, but the long-term number will likely be somewhere in between.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
Falling somewhere in the middle is the World Cruiser concept by Camber Aviation Management, which was conceived for a large travel company to ferry clients both regionally and internationally.
—Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
An Ohio-class cruise missile submarine is somewhere in Middle Eastern waters.
—Yaakov Katz, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Serve in a chilled glass and garnish with a twist of lemon for a delicious 5-o-clock-somewhere sip.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2022
For many migrants, the challenge has been to find somewhere to shelter in place safely, and then sustaining themselves for an extended, and still undetermined, amount of time.
—Rafael Carranza, azcentral, 11 May 2020
Reich envisions letting Nix lead the way for his two-headed monster at running back on somewhere between 10-20% offensive plays next season.
—Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2020
Oil traders are on a desperate quest to find somewhere -- anywhere, really -- to store their crude as tanks from Texas to Siberia fill to capacity.
—Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2020
Groups of teens were still walking the premises of Northgate Mall property at 9 p.m. Some could be seen crossing Colerain Avenue between the McDonald's and Chick-fil-A, trying to find somewhere to be.
—Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 27 Dec. 2019
Quite a few who grew for fiber this year are struggling to find somewhere for their hemp to land.
—Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
For author and owner Vincent McCaffrey, re-opening sometime, somewhere was always the plan.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2019
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Adverb
And the playground is lost somewhere in the tangle of metal.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
Each year, wildlife managers would choose a number of elephants to cull—usually somewhere from 350 to 500.
—Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2023
People who were looking to buy somewhere else mostly came from San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Now that the pandemic is over, my company meets in person at least once per quarter, whether in Berlin, Shanghai, Singapore or somewhere else.
—Antoine Boquen, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
But the chatbot can only be aligned with values that are somewhere in the training data.
—Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
Asked to predict the magic mortgage rate that will have inventory flooding back into the housing market, Zandi said that obviously a 5% rate is better than 6%, but the long-term number will likely be somewhere in between.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
Falling somewhere in the middle is the World Cruiser concept by Camber Aviation Management, which was conceived for a large travel company to ferry clients both regionally and internationally.
—Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
An Ohio-class cruise missile submarine is somewhere in Middle Eastern waters.
—Yaakov Katz, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
Noun
Looking for somewhere to road trip this summer that doesn’t have bumper-to-bumper traffic on both its highways, city streets and wilderness trails? Consider the Yukon Territory, a huge chunk of Canada in the far northwest between Alaska, British Columbia and the Arctic Ocean.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Serve in a chilled glass and garnish with a twist of lemon for a delicious 5-o-clock-somewhere sip.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2022
For many migrants, the challenge has been to find somewhere to shelter in place safely, and then sustaining themselves for an extended, and still undetermined, amount of time.
—Rafael Carranza, azcentral, 11 May 2020
Reich envisions letting Nix lead the way for his two-headed monster at running back on somewhere between 10-20% offensive plays next season.
—Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2020
Oil traders are on a desperate quest to find somewhere -- anywhere, really -- to store their crude as tanks from Texas to Siberia fill to capacity.
—Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2020
Groups of teens were still walking the premises of Northgate Mall property at 9 p.m. Some could be seen crossing Colerain Avenue between the McDonald's and Chick-fil-A, trying to find somewhere to be.
—Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 27 Dec. 2019
Quite a few who grew for fiber this year are struggling to find somewhere for their hemp to land.
—Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
For author and owner Vincent McCaffrey, re-opening sometime, somewhere was always the plan.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2019
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somewhere
1 of 2 adverb
some·where
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)we(ə)r
-ˌ(h)wa(ə)r,
-(ˌ)(h)wər
1
: in, at, or to a place unknown or unspecified
mentions it somewhere
2
: reasonably close to
somewhere around nine o'clock
somewhere
2 of 2 noun
: an unnamed place
went to somewhere in France
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