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 The thought melted into another: The tiny sliver of photons that somehow do find this observatory will be pretty special. Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025 Tucked between Tuscany and Lazio in central Italy is Umbria, a region that remains, somehow, just out of the spotlight. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025 Seeing his wife in distress, Philip was somehow able to drag her on top of the upturned kayak; however, her arm was still stuck underwater, the outlets reported. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 June 2025 Fans must have dared to dream that those forces would somehow work in their favour to score an unlikely first goal in the tournament. Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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Adverb
  • No team had ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • In a moment when antisemitism is surging globally and American Jews feel increasingly unsafe in their own communities, the words of public figures matter more than ever.
    Lisa Katz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Adverb
  • All of which puts it someway behind high-profile rivals and critics of the couple.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • The impact comes from the amazing warmth and the feeling of love, which goes for all his movie, there are all about connection someway or another.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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  • Around Los Angeles, flower sellers who congregate outside Forest Lawn were missing, buses were running half empty, car washes were closed.
    Jim Newton, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
  • With the tournament roughly half over, the 70,248 fans who showed up Sunday afternoon in Charlotte marked the second-most any game in the tournament has drawn so far, trailing only the 80,619 that came to the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles for a match one week before.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025

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