someday

adverb

some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time

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 output from there will someday feed the Texas plant, which is in development in Seadrift, Texas, on 149 acres adjacent to a 4,700-acre chemical plant operated for more than 60 years by Union Carbide and Dow Chemical. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The president dished on whether Kai would be able to beat him on the course someday. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025 She was enrolled in a graduate design program at the University of California, Los Angeles, and had dreams of creating her own product line someday. Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025 And though the movie takes place in the Jim Crow south, a place where Black Americans had to fight for their dignity, only to be kicked down again and again, its view of racial tensions—and, maybe someday, racial unity—is layered and complex. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for someday

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 27 Apr. 2025.

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someday

adverb
some·​day ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
: at some future time
may someday travel the world

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