somehow

adverb

some·​how ˈsəm-ˌhau̇ How to pronounce somehow (audio)
: 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 Choose which point of view you like better, as your baby hits you in the knee with a rattle covered in so much spit that the spit is somehow inside the rattle. Cora Frazier, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 And yet somehow, at this moment in 2024, X has the juice. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2024 Those few who unreservedly support such projects are either heroically selfless or are somehow profiting, directly or indirectly, from the investment. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024 While other Chinatowns in the U.S. are bustling and ever-changing, there are just a handful of mainstays that have been preserved within this neighborhood that somehow exist on an island of its own. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for somehow 

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Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of somehow was in 1664

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somehow. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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somehow

adverb
some·​how -ˌhau̇ How to pronounce somehow (audio)
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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