somebody
pronoun
some person.
somebodies
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pluralof somebody.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You can think, within two seconds, of stories of nobodies who became somebodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"We felt like we were somebodies for a few weeks," Elaine added.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Morocco, to its further credit beyond all the credit it has earned here, coped with that by playing like somebodies who found themselves belonging here.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
But there’ll be scores — perhaps hundreds — of publicity seekers, gadflies and wannabe somebodies on the ballot to replace Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2021
Yes, the errand was an impossible one, and yet such errands had to be performed by somebody, were daily being performed by somebodies.
From The Pretty Lady by Arnold Bennett
