somehow
adverb
some·how
ˈsəm-ˌhau̇ 
: in one way or another not known or designated : by some means
we'll manage somehow
Examples of somehow in a Sentence
She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand.
It will all work out somehow.
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There is the strange feeling that the fiction itself has somehow generated the images.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
These were all bad things, but somehow they were made good in the eyes of the people being amused by them.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
And now the Duffers must somehow resolve all of these plot threads, along with the storylines of a massive cast (with 21 series regulars for Season 5) — a daunting undertaking, especially considering how many prior hits haven’t stuck the landing.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
These private schools, while recipients of Ohio education tax dollars, are somehow not held to the same standards, rules, oversight, or expectations of our public schools.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
These were all bad things, but somehow they were made good in the eyes of the people being amused by them.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
And now the Duffers must somehow resolve all of these plot threads, along with the storylines of a massive cast (with 21 series regulars for Season 5) — a daunting undertaking, especially considering how many prior hits haven’t stuck the landing.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
These private schools, while recipients of Ohio education tax dollars, are somehow not held to the same standards, rules, oversight, or expectations of our public schools.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for somehow
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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