How to Use some in a Sentence

some

adverb
  • I need to work on it some more.
  • Would you like some more potatoes?
  • Her child would complain some more.
    Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Many of those demonstrators were young -- some even too young to vote.
    John Blake, CNN, 4 July 2020
  • Keep turning them to brown the edges some more, but try not to overcook.
    Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020
  • It’s been some great at-bats, consistent.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Move some over from another one, or your card will be declined.
    Sandy Fernández, Redbook, 31 May 2017
  • Wright was telling this story some 60 years after the fact.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Still, there are some zingy, zesty sequences here that really pop.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But that doesn't mean there might not also be some more special guests at the table.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Forgive themselves for the some good and the some bad, and move forward with a kind heart.
    Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • In that time, the two teams have shared the field some 70 times since 1926.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Plus, a relay dance round that is sure to shake up the competition some more.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Zuniga isn’t sweating at some low-fee, big-box fitness chain.
    Ronald D. White, latimes.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • This indoor garden can grow up to six plants at a time—some even as tall as 12 inches.
    Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Love doesn't cost a thing, and happiness isn't some unattainable, elite achievement.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Most have opinions about what happened, guns, and how parents should raise their kids — some stronger than others.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Some - and the allegation about the needles is one - have not been tested in court.
    Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 18 May 2017
  • Many, many young people are being diagnosed with colon cancer -- some even in their teens.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Most high schools have programs that focus on those skills from a young age; some even in elementary school.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Some, in ties or pantsuits, kept up a pretense of weekday seriousness.
    Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 8 June 2017
  • But eventually the team needs to know—some sooner than others.
    Mindy Diamond, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • What drew so many to Rocky Ripple — the White River — may push some away.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2022
  • When such a star was some 10 to 25 times the mass of our sun, that remnant is usually a neutron star.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In between there may be some sunnier and less windy moments as temperatures reach for 80.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Then inflationary vapors steamed up the marketplace some more.
    Kristen Bateman, Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Toussaint was pulled for Mike Mayers and the Mariners beat up on the Angels some more.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The site is marked by a monumental structure built by King Herod some 2,000 years ago.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Ruby reluctantly agrees to lead the team there, and on the way, Knight gently questions Ruby some more.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Some 100 feet tall, with routes of varying levels of difficulty, the cliffs are perfect for those wishing to hone their skills.
    Smithsonian, 6 June 2017

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