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 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 
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Adverb
  • Now, a new study by Realtor.com has found that more existing houses than ever are in HOA-run communities, and that the fees collected to operate those properties are rising.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, according to the atomic scientists behind the Doomsday Clock.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Somehow, someway, Washington keeps finding ways to win.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Somehow, someway, the Houston Astros have done just that.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Water when the hole is half filled and again when the hole is completely filled.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The Concorde was uncomfortable and flew half empty.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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