How to Use something like in a Sentence

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Definition of something likenext
  • And why was now the right time to work on something like this?
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
  • The script called for something like The Temptations and The Supremes.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Any prospect the speaker will put something like that on the floor?
    — ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Her mother sliced the knife through the air, and said something like hut-cha!
    — Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • In fact, there’s been something like a 23 percent drop over the decade.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That’s where something like the K2 Skate Alexis 84 Boa comes in.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
  • Why was Fortnite the right fit for something like this?
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
  • If there is buildup stuck on the brush, scrub with something like a toothbrush.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2023
  • As long as the bedbug has been there for four to eight hours, something like that, the dogs will pick up the scent.
    — Curbed, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The bottle sank to the bottom of the ocean, Thomas recalls now, something like a metaphor for her loss.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The notion of something like that is a bizarre mystery.
    — Carita Rizzo, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • Could the budget come from something like CEO salaries?
    — Vulture, 2 May 2023
  • For a lighter option, try something like this navy and white T-shirt from J.Crew.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • No one should ever have to go through something like that.
    — Emily Robertson, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • To be fair, on the subject of something like the Easter bunny, things get tricky, to be sure.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Mar. 2024
  • That might be something like popping wheelies, which can be seen in the videos.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
  • The Morning Show is so close to something like greatness.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The heart of the Red Bar feels something like a confessional, with grilles that guests can speak through.
    — Dan Piepenbring, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • There was a processing lag, and then shock and something like fear.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Someone said something like no one has the charm to play the Bandit today.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
  • And it’s turned out to be a hit as well, garnering something like a half-billion streams in the U.S. alone.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But when you’re known as the nice guys and the good guys, when something like that happens, people want to take any chance to knock you down.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
  • The government could not have made something like this even 10 years ago.
    — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The expansion is out in early 2024, so there may be time yet to add something like that in.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Instead, each episode will go something like this: Harvey and Mike will get a new case.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But when there's something like this, people do reach out to each other.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This matters the most when making pour-over coffee in something like a Chemex.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The demand for something like Bluesky is clear, and the energy around it is real.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 May 2023
  • That put a lot of people at risk, by opening myself up to something like this.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • With something like vaccines — yes, that’s the pinnacle of what mankind can achieve.
    — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 16 May 2023

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