Someone
['sʌmwʌn]
Examples
- He always kept so far from me that I could not clearly see his face, but it was certainly someone whom I did not know. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I cannot think where she could have been going, said Clym to someone. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Someone may have shaken the box and displaced it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She is rather long, notwithstanding; but by and by I hear a rustling at the door, and someone taps. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The alternative was that someone passing had observed the key in the door, had known that I was out, and had entered to look at the papers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You have been brought there to personate someone, and the real person is imprisoned in this chamber. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Someone you admire. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And now, when it's too late to begin even to do better, it's such a comfort to know that someone loves me so much, and feels as if I'd helped them. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Yes, you served me cruelly enough until I thought I had found someone fairer than you. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I feel as if it were someone else speaking to you, and not I, when I caution you that you have made a dangerous friend. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Someone in the next room had lit a dark-lantern. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He needs someone to look after him when Frank is not with him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I knew that someone had entered the house cautiously from without. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Jo smothered a laugh at the sudden change, and when someone gave a modest tap, opened the door with a grim aspect which was anything but hospitable. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checked by Gilbert