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 Most patients are dead in months, but her husband, who had just turned 51, had somehow destroyed the odds. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 The Cowboys are somehow playing their best football of the season having scored 27 and 34 points in two straight wins and their pass rush, the only decent facet of their defense, has the ability to get through the Bengals’ swiss cheese line to get to Burrow. Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 What if this true crime was heartbreaking, desperate and through it all, somehow pretty damn funny? Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 There is the accusation that this (boxed set) is somehow elitist, or extravagant. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for somehow 
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Adverb
  • Still, like for many other industries, the transformation will not come without a glitch because consumers get ever more demanding.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • None of these stories or approaches ever feel incongruous with one another, or with the overall project.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Somehow, someway, the Houston Astros have done just that.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And all of them — somehow, someway — are still simply incredible at playing this game.
    Sam Amick, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Adverb
  • With this fiscal year less than half over, Twitch-originated cash donations alone are about $500,000.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Gefen’s favorite is his 1972 Saab Sonett, a coupe the color of a tangerine and whose motor roars—half ferociously, half pathetically—like a dying lion.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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