1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic
: in the past : formerly
4
archaic
: once in a while : occasionally
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Examples of sometime in a Sentence
Adverb
We should get together sometime.
It's likely to happen sometime soon.
She will return from her trip sometime in December.
A burglar broke in sometime during the night.
The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.
Adjective
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
An investigation found that four men approached the victim sometime between July and August 1991, according to the news release, and drove the victim to the intersection.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Since the invasion of Iraq, the US has struggled to find a policy for Syria that could accommodate the vastly different needs of its allies Israel, Jordan, Turkey, and its sometime partners Iraq and Lebanon.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Adverb
Judy Rodriguez's Death Katz said that according to the original charges and the investigation, the four men approached the victim sometime between July 15 and August 15, 1991.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
An investigation found that four men approached the victim sometime between July and August 1991, according to the news release, and drove the victim to the intersection.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
As if life weren’t challenging enough already, Evie is going to be navigating this amongst the eccentricity of her family home, living with her fiercely loving single mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), and handsome boyfriend (sometime man of the house) Josh (Adam Long).
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Since the invasion of Iraq, the US has struggled to find a policy for Syria that could accommodate the vastly different needs of its allies Israel, Jordan, Turkey, and its sometime partners Iraq and Lebanon.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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