Antonym: all. Similar words: someone, handsome, sometime, somewhat, something, sometimes, something of, to some extent. Meaning: [sʌm ,səm]
adj. 1. quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity 2. relatively many but unspecified in number 3. remarkable 4. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent. adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
151 The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over.
152 Try to fit some regular exercise into your daily routine.
153 He was eager to get out of the ruck and distinguish himself in some way.
154 Short term contracts are now the norm with some big companies.
155 Some people just don't realize how much their words can hurt someone.
156 The will to survive is extraordinary and at times overwhelming, capable of fashioning some form of normality even out of the darkest hour.
156 Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
157 One unexpected spin-off of the course was the forming of some really close friendships.
158 We had to eat some potatoes substituted as a meal.
159 I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
160 Some people call English a mongrel language because it is a mixture of old German and French.
161 The document expressed some ambivalence over the doctrine of predestination.
162 Some economists strongly advocate the reform of government ownership of industry.
163 Some neck injuries cause total loss of mobility below the point of injury.
164 Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.
165 Government money was given out to some people and not to others, apparently without rhyme or reason.
166 If you drive a car all your life, the odds are that you'll have an accident at some point.
167 Nancy, who had been thoughtful for some time, suddenly spoke.
168 Some kinds of batteries can be recharged by connecting them to a source of direct current.
169 Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.
170 Some of you have not yet submitted your homework to me.
171 The hospital is so overcrowded that some patients are being treated on trolleys in the corridors.
172 Some types of bike have brakes which you operate by backpedalling.
173 Please bring some samples of your work to the interview.
174 Rub some of this cold-cream into your skin to protect it from the sun.
175 Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency in their diet.
176 Britain and France have expressed some disagreement with the proposal.
177 The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
178 Some styles are so flattering that they instantly become classics.
179 Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.
180 However, some of them try to make good use of their vacations in gaining their working experiences in summer.
More similar words: someone, handsome, sometime, somewhat, something, sometimes, something of, to some extent, something like, something else, come home, come, comet, home, come off, come on, come out, come to, come for, come at, come of, come by, come up, become, outcome, come down, moment, at home, come true, homeland.