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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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The whole scene feels freshly cut from some conversation in an undergrad gender studies class in the year 2024—the kind of conversation said undergrads will someday look back on and cringe over.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
At Alex’s request, Justin agrees to house and tutor a young wizard named Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), which becomes a far bigger task when Alex mentions that Billie is prophesied to save the world someday.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
The bicycle metaphor suggests that someday, children will be allowed to zoom off on their own, liberated from their parents’ purview.
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s because the courtyard of the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood was packed full of young girls who dream of someday being like Biles — the greatest gymnast of all time.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 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
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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someday. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
someday
adverb
some·day
ˈsəm-ˌdā
: at some future time
may someday travel the world
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