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Examples of someday in a Sentence
Someday we'll buy a house.
She hopes to publish her novel someday.
Let's have lunch someday next week.
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In the following years, Nelson helped dig through Prince’s famous vault to discover and preserve the trove of archival material the musician had stashed away but hoped would someday be released.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Pickford takes copious notes, with half an eye on information that could turn out to be useful on another wreck someday.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
New developments in generative AI have sparked existential dread in many film professionals, who fear that their jobs could someday be rendered obsolete.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
The commentary also misled readers by suggesting that Measure BB is unnecessary because a theoretical private solution might someday offer sand replenishment at a lower cost than the USACE project.
—Cameron Cosgrove, Orange County Register, 29 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of someday was
in the 14th century
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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someday. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
someday
adverb
some·day
ˈsəm-ˌdā
: at some future time
may someday travel the world
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