one way or another

phrase

: by some method

He vowed that he would succeed (in) one way or another.

Examples of one way or another in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But generally, there is a sense that the fighting will soon be resolved, one way or another. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

And then there’s the matter of finding someone who knows enough about AI to talk about it knowledgeably, but who also doesn’t have any incentive to frame it one way or another. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

The reality seems to be that nothing had been firmly decided one way or another. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Still, the episode has little time to dwell on logical lapses because each scene gets its leads closer to an inevitable betrayal one way or another. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for one way or another

• brother
• mother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother