something of
idiom
: to some degree
—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite
He is something of an expert with car repair.
We have something of a problem here.
The movie was something of a disappointment.
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The film ends on something of a cliffhanger because the story of the corruption scandal doesn’t have an end yet.
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The appointment could fulfill one of his core campaign promises to the crypto industry: to replace Gary Gensler, who has become something of a villain in crypto for the agency’s regulation-by-enforcement approach to the industry under his leadership.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Thompson’s killing has sparked waves of public contempt over the health insurance industry and his killer has become something of a folk hero across social media, with some taking to TikTok to sing murder ballads about him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Both Judaism and Christianity took this to mean that each person has something of the divine in them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The appointment could fulfill one of his core campaign promises to the crypto industry: to replace Gary Gensler, who has become something of a villain in crypto for the agency’s regulation-by-enforcement approach to the industry under his leadership.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Thompson’s killing has sparked waves of public contempt over the health insurance industry and his killer has become something of a folk hero across social media, with some taking to TikTok to sing murder ballads about him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Both Judaism and Christianity took this to mean that each person has something of the divine in them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Something of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20of. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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