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.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Remember, in 2022, when Crash was coming out, and Charli XCX implied Atlantic was somehow forcing her to make TikToks?
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Second, even if somehow via a magic wand all countries banned AI bot swarms, evildoers would take it upon themselves to do so privately.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
After the oil boom, Venezuela somehow ended up poorer, beset by corruption and hyperinflation.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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