somehow

as in ever
in a way that is not known or certain Somehow we got lost. She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand. It will all work out somehow.

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Recent Examples of somehow James dances toward the mike, stops sharp, and somehow, at the exact same second, the band stops. Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 As the ancient rocks still showed the original deficit, the conclusion is that the building blocks of the proto-Earth somehow remained pristine and sequestered deep within the Earth’s interior. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 Tristan somehow managed to flip the aluminum boat upright, but Tyler was not there. Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 She was particularly put off when the men, citing past cases of police corruption, suggested that law enforcement might have somehow been implicated in Scott’s death. Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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Adverb
  • Shop more Amazon essentials that will make both short- and long-haul flights comfier than ever below.
    Anita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Don’t try to spin things because you guys feel [someway] about Miami.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
  • All of which puts it someway behind high-profile rivals and critics of the couple.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Adverb
  • Even so, more than 70% of teens have used AI companions and half use them regularly, according to a recent study from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for using screens and digital media sensibly.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Her voice was half–carried off by the dry wind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025

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