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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Brower, a birdwatcher, said her neighbor somehow convinced her to take the pigeon -- which couldn't fly and seemed malnourished -- home in a cardboard box. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

All of those felt like metaphors for the teenage experience that could somehow be explored in magic. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Some readers have long theorized that Jeremy somehow coordinated that bike accident prior to the meeting. — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing somehow

• somehow or other

Rhymes for somehow

• anyhow
• carabao
• disallow
• disavow
• allow
• avow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow

Kids Definition

somehow

adverb

some·​how -ˌhau̇ 

: in one way or another

we'll manage somehow