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 The cells had no beds and there were only a few dirty blankets to somehow be shared by about a dozen people. Jeff Kaufman, Time, 30 May 2025 The infant then somehow died in the apartment on 12th St. near 41st Ave. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025 With San Francisco trailing the Dallas Cowboys 27-21 and facing a third-and-3 from the Dallas 6, Montana rolled to the right sideline while under heavy pressure and somehow found Clark along the back of the end zone for a 28-27 victory. Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025 The Leafs had a month to find a trade and could have altered the fabric of their team somehow. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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Adverb
  • Non-star players are more interchangeable than ever before.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Women are now more likely than ever to have their own wealth to contribute—or to have influence over their family’s giving.
    Marianne Schnall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adverb
  • The achievement will go someway to healing the wounds left by its dramatic Champions League exit earlier this month, after Inter Milan staged a stunning comeback to knock Barcelona out of the semifinals.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • Somehow, someway, kids always end up figuring out there's a green fibrous plant hiding underneath.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • According to Verizon's survey, more than half say producing enough content to keep up with demand is a challenge.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • About 30% of dioceses, Spicer said, reported having at least one religious worker forced to leave the country because of the processing backlog, while more than half anticipated losing a worker within the coming year; 15% of dioceses expected to lose between 5 and 10 workers.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 May 2025

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