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
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The Sharks and Mukhamadullin’s camp are slated to talk again sometime this week.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
29 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.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Adverb
The White Oak Athletic Association says the incident happened at one of its stands at a ballfield sometime between June 19 and 23.
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Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The Sharks and Mukhamadullin’s camp are slated to talk again sometime this week.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
29 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.
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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.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
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On May 17, 1959, an 18-year-old Lee returned to San Francisco and eventually made his way to Hollywood.
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These birds will eventually be released on Palmyra Atoll, a brown snake-free island in the Pacific Ocean.
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Johnston, Cobbins leaving Johnston’s departure comes just three years after becoming the long-term replacement for former County Administrator Doug Bach, who left the government under an $800,000 separation agreement.
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The backstory Educator, journalist, and philanthropist Pleasant Rowland—best known to the world as the creator of the American Girl line of dolls—graduated from Wells College, a former school in town, in 1962.
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At the time, very few of those local creators had any idea that their art would someday become a global export.
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One channel aired a popular Sunday-night highlights show from Argentina’s domestic league, called Fútbol de Primera, which not only introduced me to up-and-coming players who might someday make the national team but also gave me a mental map of the country’s cities and neighborhoods.
Adjective
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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While students honed their skills at the Santa Monica studio for the last year and four months, Blanck found an old pilates studio in Pacific Highlands for rent, but the numbers just didn't add up.
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With more time added on to the 10 minutes of stoppage, Croatia finally found an equalizer.
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After decades of litigation, the tribe finally recovered its water rights.
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Court records show the lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court in late May, but it was not announced until Monday.
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The police department did not release additional information late Monday.
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Authorities confirmed soon after her disappearance that DNA tests showed that blood found on Nancy Guthrie's front porch came from her.
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Paterson could be a temporary replacement and will soon be back to his Monday-night gig at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge.
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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.
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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.
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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