somebody

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Recent Examples of somebody In college sports, somebody’s or a group of somebodies’ pockets have always been filled, been opened up to be filled at somebody else’s expense. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023 Palestinians saw echoes of George Floyd’s fate in the shooting by police in Jerusalem on May 30th of Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old with severe autism, who was apparently mistaken for somebody else. The Economist, 8 June 2020 Our sole objective is to make sure the right decisions are taken and not that somebody is blamed or not blamed. John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com, 20 May 2020 But to me, they are cooked, soft, delicious beans that somebody else has already packed with flavour and done all the cooking for me. Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for somebody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somebody
Noun
  • But senators grilled the celebrity doctor on his record.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer , from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
    Randee Dawn, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It’s been a week since Ullmark capped off his star week with a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Camilla Row, the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott, has died.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Not to mention, there’s a good dose of nostalgia thanks to a couple of pinball machines as well as an old-school Zoltar fortune-telling machine. Closer to our house, the East Brainerd location has a lot of the same decor but still manages to have a personality all its own.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Earlier this morning, longtime NBA personality and analyst Stephen A. Smith made some wild claims against Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The plane got its name from Iron Maiden’s scary Eddie the Head, a recurring character in the band's artwork.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Poehler said that each of the five actors in the photo had given their fake character a name and backstory.
    John Russell, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Somebody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somebody. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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