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Example sentences for "being somewhat"

  • Over twenty years ago I began this book; but an active life at the bar has caused me to postpone the work of composition, until, now, being somewhat advanced in years, I find myself unable to carry out the undertaking.

  • Being somewhat infirm, he called Mr. Weik to his assistance, as he has explained in his preface.

  • I'll tell you in confidence that I never fights with anything but broomsticks or hot water or a shovelful of coals or' some such thing; the former of which, being somewhat like a shillalah, may not be very objectional to him.

  • The female is distinguished from her mate in being somewhat smaller, and by the different colour of the cere; with her this is greyish green, whilst in the male it is a bright blue.

  • The flight of the Canary resembles that of the linnet, being somewhat undulating.

  • Being somewhat of a skater myself, I sent a note to the inhabitants of Fatland Ford, inviting them to come and partake of the simple hospitality of Mill Grove farm, and the invitation was kindly received and accepted.

  • They dined after us, being somewhat late, but ate heartily and drank the same.

  • And he had a younger sister who loved him dearly, who had no idea that he was a hobbledehoy, being somewhat of a hobbledehoy herself.

  • The artery is easily recognized as being somewhat smaller in calibre, and of a lighter red.

  • With untiring ardor he spoke on every question discussed, and, in spite of being somewhat prolix, his remarks were always listened to with pleasure.

  • The eggs, which are from four to six in number, resemble those of the Waxwing, but differ in size, being somewhat smaller.

  • The eggs of this species differ from those of the Loon, a near cousin, chiefly in size; being somewhat smaller.

  • Being somewhat crepuscular in habit, not many of the insects which affect twilight escape their close scrutiny.

  • I have analyzed these declarations, because, being somewhat wrapped up in their expressions, their full import might escape, on a transient reading; and it is necessary it should not escape.

  • Being somewhat retiring in their nature the probability is that the priests were overlooked and forgotten in that troublous maelstrom of outraged humanity known far and wide as Sennelager Camp.

  • Consequently the Belgians had no room for protest against the character of their quarters, except perhaps upon the ground of being somewhat over-crowded.

  • Parson Downs, though some might reckon him as being somewhat contumelious in his manner of leaving the tobacco-cutting, yet was not so when there was anything to be gained by his service.

  • The twenty-two, being somewhat craven-hearted, and some of them indisposed by wounds, were on their ways homeward when we were afield.

  • I explained, being somewhat mollified, and also somewhat of his way of thinking, that men there were, but there was little gold since the Navigation Act.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being somewhat" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being anxious; being apprehended; being bound; being called; being capable; being detected; being done; being interpreted; being like; being modernized; being modified; being now; being poor; being produced; being raised; being relieved; being sensible; being shot; being smaller; being thrown; being usually; cannot sleep; particularly interesting; think there; well qualified; whole life