somehow

Definition of somehownext
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 But that album struck me as fussy, unfinished, soft somehow. Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026 Even the Second World War has been somehow romanticized in films and TV. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026 The Beloved, his first film in Competition at Cannes, is an incredible achievement that builds on all those films and leaves them standing in the dust, hitting all the same tense throat-clenching beats but somehow transcending genre altogether. Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026 And yet the axolotl somehow balances both. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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  • The questions are wilder than ever today, friends, and the beers not getting any colder.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • This is the main event, a trip to see an emperor penguin colony in a place few people have ever set foot before.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
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  • This time, if things are going well for the Broncos, there is no lurking ankle issue for Nix. Week 9: at San Francisco Week 10: Bye Week 11: at Las Vegas Week 12: at L.A. Chargers (Black Friday) The Broncos, somehow, someway, are going to end up part of the NFL’s holiday scheduling.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 May 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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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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