Examples of or some such in a Sentence
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And, sure, Atlanta could also take a hard look at bringing Nolan Smith up the road from Athens or pursuing a corner or some such for a defense that ranked 27th in 2022.
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Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
Sounds like part of a jingle for air conditioning repair or some such.
—Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
But those accounts probably weren't suspended because of their advocacy of former President Donald Trump's tax and trade ideas or some such.
—James Pethokoukis, The Week, 10 Feb. 2022
The old saying seems true that too much of anything, even something of wholesome goodness, will break the camel’s back (or some such adage).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
Next is the back door – donating millions to build a library or some such.
—Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2021
Next is the back door — donating millions to build a library or some such.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2021
But if Dalton, who's scheduled to become a free agent next week, had any thoughts of starting for Dallas this year amid a Prescott holdout or some such ... welp.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
Going off to study the phylogeny of starfish, or some such thing, would frankly result in even more bewilderment and disappointment.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2013
Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
Sounds like part of a jingle for air conditioning repair or some such.
—Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
But those accounts probably weren't suspended because of their advocacy of former President Donald Trump's tax and trade ideas or some such.
—James Pethokoukis, The Week, 10 Feb. 2022
The old saying seems true that too much of anything, even something of wholesome goodness, will break the camel’s back (or some such adage).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
Next is the back door – donating millions to build a library or some such.
—Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2021
Next is the back door — donating millions to build a library or some such.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2021
But if Dalton, who's scheduled to become a free agent next week, had any thoughts of starting for Dallas this year amid a Prescott holdout or some such ... welp.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
Going off to study the phylogeny of starfish, or some such thing, would frankly result in even more bewilderment and disappointment.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2013
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