some·what
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wət 
ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wät,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wət,
(ˌ)səm-ˈ(h)wät
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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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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The same poll found most respondents disapproved of how Trump has handled the war in Iran, with 54% strongly disapproving in addition to another 13% who somewhat disapproved.
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Adverb
For much of my life, my mother’s side of the family—consummate New Englanders, some of them descended from a passenger on the Mayflower—seemed somewhat foreign to me.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Although prices have since pulled back somewhat, prices in Europe, the United States, and Singapore remain well above pre-conflict levels, and cost pressures on the aviation industry remain significant.
—CNBC, 18 May 2026
The same poll found most respondents disapproved of how Trump has handled the war in Iran, with 54% strongly disapproving in addition to another 13% who somewhat disapproved.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Still, recent changes to federal guidance have made hardship discharges somewhat more accessible for some older borrowers with limited income and long-term financial hardship, so this could be an effective route to take for certain retirees.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 May 2026
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somewhat. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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