some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wət 
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wət,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät
Examples of somewhat in a Sentence
Adverb
He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.
Our work has progressed somewhat.
The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Wall Street is focused on spiking 10-year Treasury yield rates, which at one point briefly topped 4.5% before retreating somewhat.
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Similarly, 66% of respondents said the war in Gaza is very or somewhat important to American national interests — a 9-point decrease from last year.
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Adverb
But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Brother handles this somewhat differently than other manufacturers.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Wall Street is focused on spiking 10-year Treasury yield rates, which at one point briefly topped 4.5% before retreating somewhat.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Similarly, 66% of respondents said the war in Gaza is very or somewhat important to American national interests — a 9-point decrease from last year.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for somewhat
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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somewhat
1 of 2 pronoun
some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät
-ˌ(h)wət;
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät,
-ˈ(h)wət
: some unspecified part or amount : something
somewhat of what you say is true
somewhat
2 of 2 adverb
: in some measure : slightly
somewhat comfortable
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