How to Use somewhere in a Sentence

somewhere

1 of 2 adverb
  • She lives somewhere in the city.
  • The boy ran off somewhere.
  • Do you want to go somewhere else?
  • His house must be around here somewhere.
  • I've seen you somewhere before.
  • Go somewhere with a clear view at the sky and look to the east-southeast horizon.
    oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Or is the truth somewhere in the middle, in that murky space between red and blue and green?
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And the playground is lost somewhere in the tangle of metal.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That’s the most Jody response — don’t blow up your life, but just start somewhere.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Then, the rest of the shot was in a parking lot somewhere in Paris because we weren’t allowed to come back.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Touring is like that – out on the road, every night somewhere else.
    Dave Brooks, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Half the fun is getting to run somewhere beautiful and wild.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
  • And every three seconds, a Barbie doll is sold somewhere in the world.
    Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2023
  • The space sits somewhere between an old-school lesbian bar and a homey restaurant, with black walls and pops of gold and pink.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Her bones would grow old, and she would be buried somewhere beneath the floodlights and the watchtowers.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But at the start, that confidence needed to be dug up from somewhere.
    Sam Sklar, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • These creations land somewhere in the middle, blending the energy of the games with the comfort of the lifestyle.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2024
  • For those looking for somewhere to enjoy the outdoors, Gilbert is home to a unique 110-acre oasis.
    Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But at least there is the Dark Horse, which means someone somewhere is listening.
    Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 25 July 2023
  • Boats can be rented and sailed out to the water, there’s a pool somewhere in the resort and a number of places for a person to retreat from the world.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
  • When someone needs a radio somewhere on the track, folks look first for Neufelder to deliver it.
    Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • And somewhere in between all of these other bodies was my own.
    Annie Lord, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The benefit of time might reveal a better, stronger path somewhere else.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • There’s a chance the gold-color boar was making his living somewhere else that season.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But looking at my brand going somewhere else, that was something that took a little bit of thought for me.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
  • When a predator could be nearby, the knifefish will quickly search for somewhere to hide.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But the chatbot can only be aligned with values that are somewhere in the training data.
    Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
  • All of the rain must go somewhere, but the ground is already wet, and the hilly, mountainous terrain has less surface area for rain to soak into the soil.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 10 July 2023
  • The price for these files varies; a file, guide, and handle packaged together will cost somewhere between $7 and $10.
    Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Get the Recipe 30 of 80 Baked Oatmeal This cinnamon-spiced baked oatmeal has the texture of a bread pudding and tastes somewhere between homemade oatmeal cookies and a warm hug.
    Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
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somewhere

2 of 2 noun
  • We looked for somewhere to park the car.
  • I know somewhere nice where we can eat.
  • To see the Southern Delta Aquariids tonight, your best bet is to find somewhere that has a clear view of the sky.
    Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, 29 July 2019
  • Quite a few who grew for fiber this year are struggling to find somewhere for their hemp to land.
    Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The rest of the people in the city are trying to find somewhere to go to figure out how to get out of their situations.
    OregonLive.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Please stop giving viruses on their laptops trying to find somewhere to watch these 3pm games.
    SI.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The weather somewhere else Take a look at a weather map before the meal starts and find somewhere that usually gets a lot of snow that is expected to get a lot of snow.
    oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But there were also hundreds of others who weren't select who are trying to find somewhere — anywhere — to latch onto a roster and continue chasing their dream.
    Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 1 May 2018
  • For author and owner Vincent McCaffrey, re-opening sometime, somewhere was always the plan.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • However, the space station will re-enter somewhere between the latitudes of 43 degrees north and 43 degrees south, based on its current orbital inclination.
    Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Even if Prescott doesn't totally recover from a shaky sophomore campaign, the Cowboys still could sign him to a contract that would carry an average annual cap-hit somewhere in the neighborhood of $30 million per season.
    Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 9 Mar. 2018
  • We looked for somewhere to park the car.
  • I know somewhere nice where we can eat.
  • To see the Southern Delta Aquariids tonight, your best bet is to find somewhere that has a clear view of the sky.
    Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, 29 July 2019
  • Quite a few who grew for fiber this year are struggling to find somewhere for their hemp to land.
    Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The rest of the people in the city are trying to find somewhere to go to figure out how to get out of their situations.
    OregonLive.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Please stop giving viruses on their laptops trying to find somewhere to watch these 3pm games.
    SI.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The weather somewhere else Take a look at a weather map before the meal starts and find somewhere that usually gets a lot of snow that is expected to get a lot of snow.
    oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But there were also hundreds of others who weren't select who are trying to find somewhere — anywhere — to latch onto a roster and continue chasing their dream.
    Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 1 May 2018
  • For author and owner Vincent McCaffrey, re-opening sometime, somewhere was always the plan.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • However, the space station will re-enter somewhere between the latitudes of 43 degrees north and 43 degrees south, based on its current orbital inclination.
    Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Even if Prescott doesn't totally recover from a shaky sophomore campaign, the Cowboys still could sign him to a contract that would carry an average annual cap-hit somewhere in the neighborhood of $30 million per season.
    Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 9 Mar. 2018

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