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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Messi somehow blew a penalty kick in the eighth minute, when teammate Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Austrian defender Stefan Posch.
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Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Much credit goes to creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, who somehow spun what could have been a one-note character into a scene-stealing fan favorite capable of carrying his own show.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
But Messi gathered the rebound and was somehow able to fit a tight shot through the legs of a defender for his second goal of the match.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Jamison left, making a comment that his mother took to mean Redman had betrayed or cheated on him somehow, prosecutors said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
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Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Much credit goes to creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, who somehow spun what could have been a one-note character into a scene-stealing fan favorite capable of carrying his own show.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
But Messi gathered the rebound and was somehow able to fit a tight shot through the legs of a defender for his second goal of the match.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Jamison left, making a comment that his mother took to mean Redman had betrayed or cheated on him somehow, prosecutors said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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