be something
Example Sentences
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"A fair compromise would be something a bit more tailored to what we actually do and what we offer," she said.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Surely, I thought, there must be something to the Atlantic’s piece that made it less reckless than it sounded.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Your greatest retirement risk may be something that’s unknowable: how long you will live.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
“That wouldn’t be something that we’d be afraid of,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
It wasn’t dark beyond the cave door—darkness would be something; darkness would mean that, with a little light, there’d be plenty to see.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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