How to Use somehow in a Sentence

somehow

adverb
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  • It will all work out somehow.
  • She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand.
  • The ball hit on the left side of the rim and somehow dropped in.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But somehow Cady falls in with the Plastics, the queen bees, the girls who rule the school.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There are things to like about this, but the mix isn’t right, somehow.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Dobbs somehow got away from that and tightroped the sideline to get to the 6-yard line.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Hanus somehow is able to show Jakub events in his life.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The darkest days of the year were made somehow even darker.
    — Karen Kicak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And yet somehow, at this moment in 2024, X has the juice.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2024
  • And that’s a figure that the Mistral will somehow achieve with the roof off.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The mad barking of the dogs has somehow risen to an even more frenzied pitch.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Yet somehow that isn’t even the coolest thing about this future Hall of Famer.
    — Sama'an Ashrawi, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Stunning effects that are somehow part of the life of the film, not show-off stunts.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Thats a tough thing to top, but Hertzfeldt’s follow-up is somehow on par with the first.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The stakes are high, yet somehow not worth holding your breath over.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
  • And now, Thurman is somehow involved in the back and forth, too.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • During the incident, one of the two men was also somehow shot in the back.
    — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The list seems endless and yet is somehow still growing.
    — WIRED, 1 Oct. 2023
  • And one thing led to another and somehow that dream seems to have come true.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 May 2024
  • In Phoenix, a high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit now somehow counts as a respite.
    — Andrew Needham, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Or could Reeves imagine somehow reprising the role in a fifth John Wick movie?
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But somehow, this guy who has meant so much to so many in this room, had to find away to move forward….
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Bill and Frank survive a raider attack and somehow live to old age.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Was there a force at work that changed those other swing states but somehow skipped Ohio?
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Paffrath somehow found Brycen Christensen in front of him and lateraled the ball to him.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Riders pick a path and somehow manage to make it through.
    — Richard Quest, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
  • As both cars neared the Snow exit, the younger man’s Focus somehow rammed the Rio, forcing the Rio to turn sideways and stop.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • If, somehow, this isn't enough sun for you, two more Spanish cities topped Holidu's list.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
  • Despite these themes, the book somehow retains a hopeful tone.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Do not assume that somehow generative AI can read your mind.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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