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someone

[ suhm-wuhn, -wuh n ]

/ ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

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pronoun

some person; somebody.

Origin of someone

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at some, one

Words nearby someone

somebody, somebody up there loves me, someday, somedeal, somehow, someone, someplace, somer, somers point, somersault, somerset

Example sentences from the Web for someone

And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.

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For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.

How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models |Carrie Arnold |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.

Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers |Stereo Williams |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Binge eating and purging does the same for someone with bulimia.

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But if you have a hearing and you prove that someone is mature enough, well then that state interest evaporates.

Should Teens Have The Right To Die? |Brandy Zadrozny |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Scarcely a religious system has existed that has not worked effectively and proved true for someone.

First and Last Things |H. G. Wells
Judge Barton must look for his support to someone who has passed through both experiences.

The Locusts' Years |Mary Helen Fee
It must have been about midnight that Tom was suddenly awakened by a feeling as if someone was shaking him.

Tom Swift and his Wireless Message |Victor Appleton
Whatever I do, there is someone to be annoyed and offended at the act.

The Locusts' Years |Mary Helen Fee
Someone told him, whereon he commanded that the kid should be brought to him and the snake also.

Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales |Henry Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for someone

someone

/ (ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən) /

pronoun

some person; somebody

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