1
: at some time in the future
I'll do it sometime.
2
: at some not specified or definitely known point of time
sometime last night
3
archaic
: in the past : formerly
4
archaic
: once in a while : occasionally
Examples of sometime in a Sentence
Adverb
We should get together sometime.
It's likely to happen sometime soon.
She will return from her trip sometime in December.
A burglar broke in sometime during the night.
The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.
Adjective
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Michelle Marchante
july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
It’s recommended to travel to a north-facing, high vantage point away from light pollution sometime between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Warner recurred on the NBC comedy as Andre, sometime husband to Brown’s Shirley.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 21 July 2025
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Adverb
Now, it’s expected to reopen sometime in the fall, according to Couceyro.
—Michelle Marchante
july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
It’s recommended to travel to a north-facing, high vantage point away from light pollution sometime between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Adjective
Trump is suing the newspaper owned by his sometime supporter Rupert Murdoch.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Warner recurred on the NBC comedy as Andre, sometime husband to Brown’s Shirley.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sometime
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometime. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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