somewhere
an unspecified or uncertain place.
Origin of somewhere
1usage note For somewhere
Words Nearby somewhere
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How to use somewhere in a sentence
But maybe you have to start somewhere else — with Lamont Waltman Marvin, Monty, his father, the Chief, the old man.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
Maybe I have come more to terms with, somewhere over the years, that people will think whatever they think.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow a car would be sent to collect him and he would be taken somewhere.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys | Nico Hines | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST(somewhere, on another cloud, live gigabytes of photos from these very parties).
The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe lovers got up, with only a silent protest, and walked slowly away somewhere else.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe decided not to return home directly; he wanted to go somewhere, but did not care to stay in Chicago.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxI have never known a trader in philanthropy who was not wrong in his head or heart somewhere or other.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. Ballou"I have a letter somewhere," looking in the machine drawer and finding the letter in the bottom of the workbasket.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for somewhere
/ (ˈsʌmˌwɛə) /
in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point: somewhere in England; somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock
get somewhere informal to make progress
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with somewhere
In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere
- somewhere along the line
also see:
- get somewhere
- (somewhere) or other
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