someone

Example Sentences

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“As someone who loves brownies but cannot bake, this appeals as another way to get that sweet smell in the house.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I’m someone who’s pathologically chatty, and so talking to Greg, who is completely fine with there being pauses in conversation, and is just a confident grown-up, it was incredibly intimidating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

In other words, how much cash someone stores in CDs, high-yield savings accounts and other cash-equivalent accounts depends on their financial status, age and risk tolerance.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Doody spent four years in a tuberculosis sanatorium and refers to himself as a “lunger”—slang for someone who suffers from a disease of the lungs.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly