something like

1. Similar to, resembling, as in They want a flower garden something like the ones they saw in England. [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

It's thought something like one million civilians could be affected.

From BBC

Ultimately for me, this season’s scribbles ended up looking something like:

From Salon

“Once you do something like that, you’re done in our book,” Jenny Brethen, a loyal Fox News viewer of 20 years who switched to Newsmax the day after the election, told the Washington Post at the time.

From Salon

"Nobody expected to read something like that in Parsiana. It was a bit shocking for the community."

From BBC

“You can either look at it as we’re trying to not do something like not have the worst record — and you make bad decisions when you think like that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• basically 
• essentially 
• nearly 
• practically