something of

idiom

: to some degree

—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite

He is something of an expert with car repair.

We have something of a problem here.

The movie was something of a disappointment.

Examples of something of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But veganism still suffers from something of a branding issue: It’s often seen as an exclusive, hippie-ish club of well-meaning but judgy disciples, with restrictive diets, who can afford $42 artisanal vegan salami. —Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

Yet to many politicians, these precautions against espionage now feel like something of a farce. —Erika Solomon, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024

Though best known for its basic pilots’ watches, IWC is no stranger to the grand complication, and yet this one comes as something of a suprising in a year when IWC is otherwise updating dial colors and making small refinements to the rest of the Portugieser line. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024

The slightly better-than-expected producer price reading came as something of a relief, arriving a day after the Labor Department reported that consumer price inflation was surprisingly hot last month. —Paul Wiseman, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024

Gold has been on something of a rocket ride this year as the chances of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve look increasingly dim. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024

Over his years undercover, these competing instincts have turned the Captain into something of an ideal narrator, a truly neutral party who absorbs and reflects the worldviews of those around him. —Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024

There’s something of a lunar gold rush in progress, and astronomers want to make sure science doesn’t get trampled. —IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2024

The Ballers initially hoped to play at Laney College, which was something of a twist. —Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024