Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb At an indefinite or unstated time.
- adverb At an indefinite time in the future.
- adverb Archaic Formerly.
- adverb Obsolete At times; sometimes.
- adjective Having been at some prior time; former.
- adjective Usage Problem Occasional.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Former; whilom; late.
- Same as
sometimes . - At a certain time; on a certain occasion; once upon a time; once.
- At one time; for a certain time in the past; formerly; once.
- At an indefinite future time; by and by: as, sometime I will explain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having been formerly; former; late; whilom.
- adverb At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.
- adverb At a time undefined; once in a while; now and then; sometimes.
- adverb At one time or other hereafter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb US At an
unstated orindefinite time in thefuture - adverb obsolete
sometimes - adjective
Former ,erstwhile ; at someprevious time. - adjective
Occasional .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at some indefinite or unstated time
- adjective belonging to some prior time
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Examples
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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.
Favorites of 2007 - Comic Books David S. Carter 2008
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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.
Archive 2008-01-01 David S. Carter 2008
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Reportedly, the company teased that there will be "something far-reaching" for the title sometime next year.
QJ.NET Mabie A. 2010
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Reportedly, the company teased that there will be "something far-reaching" for the title sometime next year.
QJ.NET Mabie A. 2010
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"But I'd definitely love to be able to try and win another title sometime soon, that's for sure."
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According to the UK's Daily Mirror, the "Material Girl" is set to team up with Audigier to design a special collection for the label sometime this year - a collaboration that is bound to create long queues at their stores worldwide.
nst online 2009
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They'll release the album on the label sometime this Fall.
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According to the UK's Daily Mirror, the "Material Girl" is set to team up with Audigier to design a special collection for the label sometime this year - a collaboration that is bound to create long queues at their stores worldwide.
nst online 2009
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And I loved that phrase, and it kept resounding in my head and I knew I had to use it as a title sometime for something.
In The Time of Americans: The Generation that Changed America's Role in the World 1995
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The biggest legal news from the States of the past week is Justice Stevens's announcementthat he will retirethe day after the court concludes its term sometime in mid-June.
The IPKat - IP news, views and mews Annsley Merelle Ward 2010
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