someone
Americanpronoun
pronoun
Etymology
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Example Sentences
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As someone who has been married nearly 30 years, I find that hard to believe.
From Los Angeles Times
We’re talking about Oscar buzz, and just buzz and a lot of traction that someone can get from a role.
From Los Angeles Times
The series begins with lines from the novel: “There are at least two sides to every story. Yours and mine. Ours and theirs. His and hers. Which means someone is always lying.”
From Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday, he said he’d interviewed several witnesses at the scene, including one person who heard someone demanding that Porter “put down the rifle” more than once.
From Los Angeles Times
"I just wish he could see all this - he'd be amazed that someone had made a film about him."
From BBC
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