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

The Naked Gun is a return to being the sort of absurdist comedy that simply does not get made anymore, and somehow, Liam Neeson, of all people, turns out to be the perfect man to lead it after making the same Taken variant action movies for most of the last ten years. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025

With a creepy self-assurance, Dr. Alvarez also suggested that migraine was somehow correlated with the women that men found most attractive. —Tom Zeller Jr. july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025

Bottles of laundry stain remover had tipped over and spilled, and other items that didn’t belong had somehow landed on this shelf. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 July 2025

My mother-in-law made a terrible show of slam-dunking her nicer silver on the younger brother as if to say my husband did not qualify for it somehow. —R Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2025

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
• basedow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao

Kids Definition

somehow

adverb

some·​how -ˌhau̇ 

: in one way or another

we'll manage somehow