How to Use somewhat in a Sentence

somewhat

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.
  • Hugh has a somewhat large jump and a dash.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But skies might clear somewhat.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Still … all of this had to be on their minds at least somewhat, right?
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That was somewhat true at the start of this season.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The ground in my garden is somewhat frozen now.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Many are somewhat baffled or turned off by the ale.
    — Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • That balance still is somewhat out of whack.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Pat your skin dry with a towel and leave it somewhat damp.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Truth be told, the lobby café feels somewhat stuffy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Team-mates have described him as somewhat shy.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The trend, though decades old, has been somewhat hidden.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In the weeks since, that belief seems to have evolved … somewhat.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 May 2026
  • Now that may be somewhat delayed.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The title of the record is somewhat of a red herring.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • After a somewhat lengthy review, the call on the ice stood.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • Most can change themselves somewhat.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • But the appeal is only somewhat worse for wear.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Prices have settled somewhat, but not enough for Gomez.
    — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Yes, that’s a somewhat meaningless place to be at this time of year.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • In any case, that is still somewhat less risk than buying the shares outright.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Shapiro is now forty-two, and his rhetoric has mellowed only somewhat.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The speaker will have to be open, clear, somewhat artful.
    — Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even then, this wave of coach firings was somewhat predictable.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Any new event will likely be somewhat smaller.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Just how big of a demand there will be for late-night bites and drinks is somewhat unknown.
    — ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • This will help the roads somewhat, but everything re-freezes overnight.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Any oil flowing out of the region right now could help keep oil prices at least somewhat in check.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026

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