how is
idiom
—used to ask someone whether he or she likes something or if something is good
How is the soup?
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But how is a general reader to know?
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing on this lovely Sunday?
—Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
The main answer is, how is the place tourism managed?
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
There are too many unanswered questions — how is Chad passing his classes?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
In the spirit of staying relevant to the moment that the show is premiering in, how is The Simpsons handling the contemporary political climate with so much scrutiny on comedy?
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Pat’s androgynous characteristics subverted gendered norms at time, but how is the character be perceived by contemporary audiences?
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
But how is this rupture to be prevented?
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
With vessels built today expected to operate for decades, how is Wärtsilä helping shipowners design and retrofit ships that can stay competitive and compliant through a fast-moving energy transition?
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing on this lovely Sunday?
—Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
The main answer is, how is the place tourism managed?
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
There are too many unanswered questions — how is Chad passing his classes?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
In the spirit of staying relevant to the moment that the show is premiering in, how is The Simpsons handling the contemporary political climate with so much scrutiny on comedy?
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Pat’s androgynous characteristics subverted gendered norms at time, but how is the character be perceived by contemporary audiences?
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
But how is this rupture to be prevented?
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
With vessels built today expected to operate for decades, how is Wärtsilä helping shipowners design and retrofit ships that can stay competitive and compliant through a fast-moving energy transition?
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“How is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20is. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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