How to Use how in a Sentence

how

adverb
  • How will we pay for the trip?
  • How and where did you meet him?
  • How do you know that?
  • How could you have known?
  • How did you find us?
  • How did you happen to move here?
  • How shall I address the President?
  • The why and the how-much would remain unknown.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Want a better idea of how much the stress of the game can affect your heart?
    The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2022
  • And how many people are still on those lists and do airlines share the names among them?
    Peter Greenberg, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This is a race to watch to see how much of a leash Trump has put on himself.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Oct. 2022
  • At the end, Simpson made clear how much the case had impressed him.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The question of how much to leave your kids has been with us since the Ice Age.
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Details of how the rebate program will work still need to be figured out.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • But in the past, the county has had little oversight on how the system runs.
    cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Flow rate indicates how much water flows through your faucet’s spout every minute.
    Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • One thing everyone picked up on was how much alike the father-son duo looked when posing side-by-side.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 Oct. 2022
  • While there’s no shortage of what can be connected these days, how much is novel versus need?
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023
  • And the biggest question is, how did Democrats fail to catch any of this during the election?
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
  • At the end, there is a listing of how many come from each school and are on each NFL team.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The dad, who doesn't spend much time on social media, was shocked at how much attention the gesture got.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Who’s going to learn how to make dhansak, our spice mixes, the patra ni makhi and coconut chutneys and dahi puris?
    Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Once he's done with school, though, Chapel isn't sure how speedcubing fits into his future plans.
    Mike Householder, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2023
  • There were questions about how Boum would handle a step up in competition.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world.
    Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Irwan of @ohmyjellie knows how to prepare the perfect edible bouquet for a loved one.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The highlight of the lead-up to this movie was getting to glimpse at just how much Malek looked like Mercury.
    Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Nikita's Instagram feed is a masterclass at how to flaunt the curves.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 7 Dec. 2022
  • However, how much Paycor spent on the naming rights deal is unknown.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The agreement does not say how much oil and jet fuel was released into the environment.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022

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