somewhat

In a sentence

Six example sentences with somewhat, each labelled with its topic.

• The patch made the boss somewhat easier, though most players still needed four or five attempts to finish it.

  Gaming

• Unemployment fell somewhat last quarter, enough for the minister to smile but not enough for anyone to change forecasts.

  Economics

• The restored canvas looks somewhat brighter than the photographs, though the difference disappears entirely under the gallery's evening lights.

  Art

• The bank's forecast was somewhat rosier than the market's, predicting growth where traders expected a flat year.

  Finance

• The argument is somewhat circular, since it assumes the very freedom it sets out to prove.

  Philosophy

• The rookie looked somewhat lost in his first game, but by February he was calling plays himself.

  Basketball

Found in these word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains somewhat. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Academic words

• implement
• contrasting
• correspond
• reactive
• acid
• layered
• dramatically
• stereotype
• refute
• scheme
• sophisticated
• drafting