# or somewhere

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/or-somewhere
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

you use this when you are not sure of the exact place, but you know the general area. It makes your statement sound less exact and more casual.

## Examples

- I think he lives in London or somewhere.
- She said she was at the library or somewhere when the phone call came in.
- He claimed to have seen the suspect near the train station or somewhere in the industrial district, though his memory remained frustratingly vague.

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