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
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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Devoun Cetoute, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
If Superman follows the same release pattern as the above films, viewers can expect to purchase or rent the film on PVOD sometime between Aug. 12 and Aug. 26, since new film releases tend to premiere on digital streaming on Tuesdays.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Adverb
According to Broward Sheriff’s Office jail records, Judkins, the 36th selection in the 2025 NFL draft, was arrested sometime Saturday by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
—Devoun Cetoute, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
If Superman follows the same release pattern as the above films, viewers can expect to purchase or rent the film on PVOD sometime between Aug. 12 and Aug. 26, since new film releases tend to premiere on digital streaming on Tuesdays.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
The five new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by band songwriter/guitarist and sometime singer Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Gallagher’s London Lone Star Sound studio, according to a release announcing the project.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sometime
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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