as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Recent Examples of sometime
Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
This storm is expected to exit the Texas coast sometime late Tuesday and hover just offshore for most of Wednesday, picking up steam and strength and forming a tropical depression and then a tropical storm.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Still, Stiller being a no-show at the Garden wasn’t lost on his NBA playoffs sometime-nemesis Pat McAfee.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Adverb
Walsh hopes to have a grand opening for the theater sometime this fall.
—Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
This storm is expected to exit the Texas coast sometime late Tuesday and hover just offshore for most of Wednesday, picking up steam and strength and forming a tropical depression and then a tropical storm.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Adjective
The rain should begin to taper off sometime midday Monday or Monday afternoon followed by clearing skies and a cooler breeze Monday evening into Tuesday.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Still, Stiller being a no-show at the Garden wasn’t lost on his NBA playoffs sometime-nemesis Pat McAfee.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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Panama's Cristian Martínez managed to save the ball from going out of bounds with a slide at the corner in a play that eventually reached Michael Murillo.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Arraez fouled a pitch off his right foot in the first inning, and after a third-inning single, he eventually got replaced in the fifth inning as Casey Schmitt moved from left field to second base.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Adjective
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Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
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Cendejas is a partner at the Strategy Group and has worked with several notable winning political campaigns, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Wahab’s first run for Senate against former Fremont Mayor Lily Mei in 2022.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Adverb
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The future of warfare is not arriving someday.—
Hunter LaCroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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Many of her friends and colleagues expect to take jobs in the courts someday.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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As for 29-year-old Greenway notched six points in 40 games with the Sabres last season and scored three points in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Buffalo during the 2025-26 campaign.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Adverb
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But during the third time through the order, the Orioles finally figured him out and hit back-to-back home runs.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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This match finally picked up in the second half, reflecting the desperation each side had after losing their opening matches.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Women, who make up more than half (55%) of Social Security recipients ages 62 and up, on average collect $5,254 less annually than men, according to a FinanceBuzz analysis of the government's latest data.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Adverb
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Trump might soon gain another ideological bedfellow in Peru with the election of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Casting and ticket info will be announced soon.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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The erstwhile New York resident was loudly and vigorously booed by the hometown crowd as he was shown on the jumbotron of the legendary arena.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Despite his meltdown in Colorado’s extra-inning loss to Milwaukee Friday night, the erstwhile starter has been one of baseball’s best relievers this season.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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