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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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Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The southern Taiwanese zongzi is my favorite, because unlike the ones found in the north, the rice is not first stir-fried in oil before being wrapped in the bamboo leaf, so the flavors are somewhat cleaner and lighter and allow the bamboo leaf to permeate through to the rice nicely.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
That's when the nurse noted that the child was somewhat blue and sounded the alarms.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Looking forward to the general election, this district used to be somewhat competitive, but got a lot bluer in the most recent redistricting cycle.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 June 2024
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Adverb
The actors, like their characters, have found a way to cooperate and coexist in harmony; by the third season, Sam and Jay have found a way to set some boundaries with the ghosts while incorporating them somewhat seamlessly into their daily lives.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The southern Taiwanese zongzi is my favorite, because unlike the ones found in the north, the rice is not first stir-fried in oil before being wrapped in the bamboo leaf, so the flavors are somewhat cleaner and lighter and allow the bamboo leaf to permeate through to the rice nicely.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
That's when the nurse noted that the child was somewhat blue and sounded the alarms.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Looking forward to the general election, this district used to be somewhat competitive, but got a lot bluer in the most recent redistricting cycle.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 June 2024
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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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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