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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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Ray doesn’t need to know that Akron Frank and Donald Washberg are somehow connected.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Johnson said the bus was loaded with 50 detainees, but somehow, none were hurt.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But somehow this knowledge has trouble making it from my brain to my gut.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for somehow
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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somehow. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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