somebody

Example Sentences

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“I’m Gen X and the older daughter. Somebody had to do it,” Valencia said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

His high-energy set featured a number of hits including a remix of Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know and his adrenaline-filled banger Losing It, which landed him a Grammy nomination in 2019.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

As we explain in our new book, Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change, study after study shows how powerful the models we set can be.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Her first thought: Somebody is trying to break in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Somebody had placed her, several years back, at Mrs. Goddard’s school, and somebody had lately raised her from the condition of scholar to that of parlour-boarder.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen