somehow

adverb

some·​how ˈsəm-ˌhau̇ How to pronounce somehow (audio)
: 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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Mar-a-Lago must, somehow, be preserved -- as a major work of architecture, as a historic landscape. Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 So why not do the thing that people DO want and are willing to give me, somehow, even MORE cash for [?]. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 If your villain somehow has enough time to drop by and torment you every 45 minutes? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025 Yes, there are somehow dueling Ohio popcorn parties — but this ball is actually popcorn. Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for somehow 

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of somehow was in 1664

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somehow. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

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somehow

adverb
some·​how -ˌhau̇ How to pronounce somehow (audio)
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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