somebody

Example Sentences

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“It takes at least 45 days to 60 days for somebody to settle in, and by that time they need to get back to school or whatever other obligation they had,” Ben Eli said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

I will have a wee look at it but I would think the club would probably be looking at somebody younger.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“I mean, she’s a little bit different in her thought process than me, but that doesn’t make somebody not available to serve.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

They do not want you to contact somebody else.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Now Uncle Sam was calling somebody up out of the mob.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck