somewhere
Use Somewhere in a sentence
adverb
1.
in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
2.
to some place not specified or known: They went out somewhere.
3.
at or to some point in amount, degree, etc. (usually followed by about, near, etc.): He is somewhere about 60 years old.
4.
at some point of time (usually followed by about, between, in, etc.): somewhere about 1930; somewhere between 1930 and 1940; somewhere in the 1930s.
noun
5.
an unspecified or uncertain place.
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Somewhere
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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World English Dictionary
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| —adv | |
| 1. | in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point: somewhere in England; somewhere between 3 and 4 o'clock |
| 2. | informal get somewhere to make progress |
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
somewhere
In addition to the idiom beginning with somewhere, also see get somewhere; (somewhere) or other.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
It was a big, dry place you had to drive across to get somewhere.
It would have to be place somewhere near the equator to even be close to plausible.
The past is somewhere you get lost in, literally and figuratively: your memory is partial, and the place itself has changed.
They have been swimming in midnights of coal mines somewhere.
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