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
  • People and Audi are hosting the afterparty with beats by celebrity DJ Michelle Pesce.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Interior designer Nate Berkus, known for his impressive roster of A-list celebrity clients, home product lines, and national TV appearances, recently unveiled the interiors for his first-ever residential development project in New York City, called The Katharine.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher may be going through a $75 million divorce, but the Borat star only had good things to say about his ex in her new post.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Michelle Monaghan is actress Jaclyn Lemon: The TV star is famous enough to be recognized by other guests (and paid for her childhood friends' vacations).
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As for Reacher’s allies, Duffy’s a federal agent with a thick Boston accent who shares a lot of Reacher’s personality quirks.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • So many of them look so bland and lack personality.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Another community member sought answers after learning a relative had been flown to an ICE facility on the naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba – only after seeing his name listed in The New York Times.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Ferraro knows his name is out there but, like Kunin and Sturm, is trying to ignore the noise.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025

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“Somebody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somebody. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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