someone

[suhm-wuhn, -wuhn]

pronoun

1. some person; somebody.

someone

/ ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun

1. some person; somebody

Word History and Origins

Origin of someone¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; some, one

Example Sentences

It’s less worrisome, apparently, to someone like Mr. Lawton, who knows that the robbery of the “Loove” was engineered by someone who at the time of filming was still among the missing.

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They understand the cost of becoming a battleground for someone else’s ambitions.

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She can predict someone’s destiny by squeezing their hand, the party trick Christopher Walken did in “The Dead Zone.”

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Important Foundation were sorting food Saturday morning in the 31000 block of Auto Center Drive when someone took off with the truck, according to police and published reports.

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As someone who gave up driving after moving to New York City, I’ve often wondered this about myself.

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