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somebody

[suhm-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee] / ˈsʌmˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di /


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So the goal isn’t always to maximally dunk on somebody.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

“And it sounded like she was watching based on a recommendation, which meant somebody else was watching too. I took that as a good sign.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

That is better than the 46.3 balls it took to dislodge somebody under Stokes but far behind the 69.5 balls Strauss' side soaked up.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Never before had somebody hit three home runs in his first MLB game—until Joshua Báez.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

It’s like the entire world is forgetting that sharing DNA with somebody doesn’t make me the same as them.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

You can think, within two seconds, of stories of nobodies who became somebodies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

"Somebody or somebodies know where this came from and how it got there," Mr Tobin said.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2024

Taking shots at the Compton native and his reputation, Cole’s “7 Minute Drills” proves that now there’s technically two somebodies doing the dissin’.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2024

Any political cartoon is bound to offend somebody — or quite a few somebodies — on a regular basis.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2023

They are somebodies that are always on a man-of-war; and they are young too.

From The End of a Coil by Susan Warner




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