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someplace

American  
[suhm-pleys] / ˈsʌmˌpleɪs /

adverb

  1. somewhere.


someplace British  
/ ˈsʌmˌpleɪs /

adverb

  1. informal in, at, or to some unspecified place or region

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Spelling

See anyplace.

Etymology

Origin of someplace

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at some, place

Example Sentences

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"When I play and I improvise, I don't think, because music comes from the subconscious, someplace else," Rollins told news site The Root.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The story follows a Russian writer named M, who has expatriated to someplace in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Want to take your ailments to someplace untainted by PE?

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

If I go someplace to eat for lunch, I usually have leftovers to warm up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

“It’s like walking into a dream. As though it is someplace else entirely and not simply another tent. Perhaps I am just fond of snow. However did you come up with it?”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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