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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Politics, with all its mechanisms, its conflicts, and its institutions, exists because people—even, somehow, reasonable people—disagree. —
Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Spurs must somehow move on from the palpable devastation that left Kevin Danso on the floor, needing to be pulled up by his team-mates, and other players looking utterly crestfallen at the final whistle. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Dan Quinn takes the draft’s top cornerback by snagging Delane off the board to help a secondary that was somehow worse than the Cowboys’ pass defense a year ago. —Nick Harris april 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026 Snoop Dogg is a beloved media figure (and, somehow, an Olympics commentator). —Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Spurs must somehow move on from the palpable devastation that left Kevin Danso on the floor, needing to be pulled up by his team-mates, and other players looking utterly crestfallen at the final whistle. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Dan Quinn takes the draft’s top cornerback by snagging Delane off the board to help a secondary that was somehow worse than the Cowboys’ pass defense a year ago. —Nick Harris april 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026 Snoop Dogg is a beloved media figure (and, somehow, an Olympics commentator). —Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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somehow
adverb
some·how -ˌhau̇
: in one way or another
we'll manage somehow
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