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somehow

adverb

Definition of 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 These Quince flats are somehow under $100 despite being leather and handwoven. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026 History shows that Sirianni has every reason to sit on the hot seat unless the Eagles somehow get on one heck of a heater. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The Dallas Cowboys have somehow lost in yet another unthinkable manner, blowing a two-score lead with just over two minutes left to fall to the lowly Arizona Cardinals 33-30 in overtime Sunday at AT&T Stadium. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Nov. 2026 Now the husband had to pick it up and return it somehow to its cage. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somehow

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The Fort Worth and Fort Collins shows—the former the only 1976 show ever officially pressed to vinyl, the latter released to streaming services without notice a week before the box’s arrival—are instant classics of Dylan’s entire live oeuvre.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
SpaceX plans to retire both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy shortly after the fully reusable Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is up and running.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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But this is about Folk, the 41-year-old whose right leg could be the Falcons’ biggest point of improvement from last season and a 19-year veteran who has somehow, someway, turned back the clock.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, Barca is still someway short of being able to follow a top number 9 such as Julian Alvarez.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026

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