How to Use or something in a Sentence

or something

idiomatic phrase
  • Maybe Dave Grohl wants to start a side project or something.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2023
  • That’s just like coffee grounds in the sink or something.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This wasn't a crime of passion, or something like that.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Good guy runs it—his name is Dave or Mike or something.
    Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Blame it on the coffee or something stronger, but Noah was on 1.5 speed this evening.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Like, allowing the fame to get to my head or something like that.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • This record has a lot of tones that remind me of the Pretenders or Tune-Yards or something.
    Ryan Reed, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Someone, or something, had pruned a large portion of the tree.
    Ryan Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Why not just open a Chase account or something like that?
    Time, 9 July 2023
  • So the whole thing looks like a tornado went through or something like that.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
  • My nose looks kind of pushed up like Peter Pan or something.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And the release date for the record is going to be in November or something like that.
    Gen Handley, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Look at me, getting tires changed right in front of my driveway, like the king of England or something!
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe hold up your cellphone camera and take a click or something. ...
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Keep a Healthy Snack on Hand Fast food or something from a vending machine may call your name when hunger strikes on the go.
    Kristine Thomason, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Others should wait for a sequel where the Freaks fight aliens or monsters or something.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • In the train sequence where we all get murdered for the fourth time or something, there were variations.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
  • That app could be built by a bank or a startup or something in between, Perret said.
    Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But, hey, at least Norvell’s mother taught him some manners ... or something like that.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And those were just rough ideas, like a beginning of a chorus or a little hook or something.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Maybe an herb species (not cannabis) or something cuddly, like his cross-stitched pillows.
    Vulture, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Is there parental conflict, divorce, or something wrong with the child care setting?
    Mali Anderson, Parents, 17 July 2023
  • She also may be possessed by an evil twin or something.
    Vulture, 25 May 2023
  • Some people think selling out is like, having a big record or something like that.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 July 2023
  • Are these simply Easter eggs for fans, or something more?
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Sugarland had just had their first big No. 1 or something.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Not sure if this is a nice ground cover that’s going to add color to the rocks or something that will start taking over the lawn and garden.
    oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • There’s not like a formal group with membership roles here or something.
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
  • On every student dorm room wall, there was a picture of the Mandelbrot set or something like this.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
  • So if your gut is telling you that the vibes are off or something doesn’t feel right in your relationship, pay attention.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 15 June 2023

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