how will/would

idiom

used to express doubt that something will happen or is possible
How will we (ever) get everything done on time?
How would he manage without her?

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The innies, who are very much like a younger generation (Mark S. tells Mark Scout that he’s lived like twenty times longer than him, so how would reintegration work exactly?) are rejecting their outies in much the same way Braddock and Robinson rejected their parents. Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 What would a constitutional crisis involve, and when and how would it get triggered? Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025 Free agency’s pathway to the draft Joel M. asks (via Bluesky): Free agency sets Carolina up to take a pass rushing edge defender in the first round, but how will Carolina seek to address the WR position? Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025 But how would a semblance of a shade Smith wore decades ago be a go-to now? Jackie Fields, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for how will/would

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“How will/would.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20will%2Fwould. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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