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Definition of "sometime" []

  • At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon. (adverb)
  • At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime. (adverb)
  • Obsolete Sometimes. (adverb)
  • Archaic Formerly. (adverb)
  • Having been at some prior time; former: a sometime secretary. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sometime" in a sentence
  • "Although Terry Moore has been tapped to restart the title sometime in 2008, it remains to be seen if this will come to pass since apparently Spider-Man no longer loves Mary Jane in the Marvel Universe."
  • ""But I'd definitely love to be able to try and win another title sometime soon, that's for sure.""
  • "Reportedly, the company teased that there will be "something far-reaching" for the title sometime next year."
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