something like

phrase

1

: close to : approximately

It costs something like five dollars.

2

: somewhat or slightly like

He does look something like his father.

Examples of something like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Los Angeles, with its many simmering social conflicts and resentments, is an ideal setting for something like this. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Later, Reed asked why something like the district’s Engage Mansfield initiative, which provides a direct line of communication between parents and trustees, couldn’t be used to address concerns about representation. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

In fact, something like that happened amid historic rains in the winter of 2022-23. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

While people in Israel are praising the passengers and the captain as heroes for averting disaster, a broader debate is emerging over government failures that allowed something like this to happen, Lonsdorf says. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for something like

• statesmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike
• dreamlike
• friedreich
• godlike