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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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The idea that a powerful politician could somehow be the best choice to run a major Florida university did not start with Gov. Ron DeSantis.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
In a longtime oversight, police and attorneys have somehow never noticed that out-of-state convictions were handled differently, officials said.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
But for Armstrong, stepping inside the lives of the country’s richest and most powerful men also meant somehow capturing what those men are doing to the country right now.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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