some

[səm]

Definition:
1. To refer to certain members of a group or certain types of a thing, but not all of them.
2. Unknown or unspecified.
3. Relatively many but unspecified in number.

Use 'some' in a sentence:

1. He's got some weird ideas.
2. Some prices are preposterously high.
3. She's got some nutty friends.
4. She was chiselling some marble.
5. The goalie made some great saves.
6. An implicature of 'Some of my friends came' is 'Some of my friends did not come'.
7. I can see that some colours go together and some don't.
8. He remained silent for some time.
9. Robin opened some champagne.
10. He rasped out some instructions.
11. There were some holes in that theory, some unanswered questions.
12. I picked some flowers.
13. Some builders guarantee their work.
14. I have some work for you to do.
15. Would you like some orange?
16. Would you like some coffee?
17. Some people hooted in disgust.
18. Some smallish firms may close.
19. I have some information you may be able to use.
20. Shall we order some coffee?
21. They played some Cajun music.
22. Maybe we'll meet again some time.
23. She met up with some of her old school friends.
24. Do you want some chocolate?
25. There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced.
26. I can't see you now ─ some other time, maybe.
27. There is some doubt about the best way to do it.
28. All these students are good, but some work harder than others.
29. Come and visit with me some time.
30. There must be some mistake.
31. Let's have some quiet, please.
32. Some people are born brainy.
33. Teachers are up against some major problems these days.
34. Sarah fixed some food for us.
35. Some people don't know when they're well off.
36. I got some good shots of people at the party.
37. Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
38. Some people find this more difficult than others.
39. You'd better do some costings.
40. The child disappeared from his home some time after four.
41. This will be a problem for some time to come.
42. Some people can only operate well under pressure.
43. Some children can read and write before they go to school.
44. I'm doing some research on the subject.
45. Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
46. Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
47. He offered some useful advice.
48. You need some specialist advice.
49. We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.
50. There have been some problems but basically it's a good system.
51. We need some expert help.
52. Careful contrast of the two plans shows some important differences.
53. Some travel companies will probably go out of business this summer.
54. A solution is still some way off.
55. There are some obvious practical applications of the research.
56. Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety.
57. Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
58. Digital television has been around for some time now.
59. Some wines do not travel well.
60. Some college students will have to live out.