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somehow

adverb

Definition of 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 Even with its offense flailing, the Trojans somehow cobbled together a touchdown drive in the second quarter, thanks to three Wisconsin penalties, all of which handed them first downs. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Alas, Apple and its MacBooks somehow win out in this cost comparison. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 That little girl was apparently perfectly built for fraud, somehow, and found the perfect environment in Silicon Valley, where exaggeration and outright lying were de rigueur. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026 In Frankfurt, a gray city crumbling at the corners and still finding its footing after the war, though somehow doing its best to pretend all is well, Mann and Erika are greeted by the mayor and hustled off to a press conference. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somehow

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The ultra-wealthy may have more peers than ever before, but DiFuria and Goldbart said many of them feel cut off.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Antonelli is on track to break a record set in 2010 by Sebastian Vettel, who became the youngest-ever world champion in a title-deciding thriller.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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But this is about Folk, the 41-year-old whose right leg could be the Falcons’ biggest point of improvement from last season and a 19-year veteran who has somehow, someway, turned back the clock.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, Barca is still someway short of being able to follow a top number 9 such as Julian Alvarez.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026

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