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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Its ancestors are believed to have been flying rails that somehow reached the island — likely blown off course during a storm.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
This seems foolhardy and seems misguided, mainly because there is a perception among a handful of people that this is somehow a blue or a left wing thing when this is the place that for 32 years gave William F. Buckley a show.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
Manchester City maybe underestimates the opponent somehow.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
The evidence against Walshe for murdering his wife is overwhelming, but somehow the Rubber Ducky Detail seems to be pulling a Karen Read with the evidence.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
This seems foolhardy and seems misguided, mainly because there is a perception among a handful of people that this is somehow a blue or a left wing thing when this is the place that for 32 years gave William F. Buckley a show.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
Manchester City maybe underestimates the opponent somehow.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
The evidence against Walshe for murdering his wife is overwhelming, but somehow the Rubber Ducky Detail seems to be pulling a Karen Read with the evidence.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for somehow
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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somehow. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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somehow
adverb
some·how
-ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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