somehow
adverb
some·how
ˈsəm-ˌhau̇ 
: in one way or another not known or designated : by some means
we'll manage somehow
Examples of somehow in a Sentence
She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand.
It will all work out somehow.
Recent Examples on the Web
Cue: An unlikely sonic combination that, somehow, totally works.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Instead, my duties somehow became even more depraved.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
His internal monologue is like my internal monologue, this sadistic version of you and God that is somehow meaner than both.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Another option in the area is the Sunset Travel Awards-winning Estancia La Jolla, an expansive yet somehow intimate garden oasis known for their spa and wellness programming.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
And then the interpreter somehow gets total access to your bank account?
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
First, there will be further efforts to suggest Ukraine and the West are somehow involved in these attacks.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Was there a force at work that changed those other swing states but somehow skipped Ohio?
—Ron Elving, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
Setting aside the data-collection issue, the effort to bar TikTok is somehow even more unconstitutional.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Instead, my duties somehow became even more depraved.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
His internal monologue is like my internal monologue, this sadistic version of you and God that is somehow meaner than both.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Another option in the area is the Sunset Travel Awards-winning Estancia La Jolla, an expansive yet somehow intimate garden oasis known for their spa and wellness programming.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
And then the interpreter somehow gets total access to your bank account?
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
First, there will be further efforts to suggest Ukraine and the West are somehow involved in these attacks.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Was there a force at work that changed those other swing states but somehow skipped Ohio?
—Ron Elving, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
Setting aside the data-collection issue, the effort to bar TikTok is somehow even more unconstitutional.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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