Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for how. Search instead for howes.
Definitions

how

[hou] / haʊ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Even with those limitations, the findings could change how archaeologists interpret other crowded burial spaces.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

They had barely met, yet were getting ready to shoot their characters’ final scene together, depicting how far two investigators’ partnership had come after a rough start.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

To better understand how the bodies were placed and how the burial chamber evolved, the researchers excavated the space, photographed the mummies, and created detailed sketches and descriptions.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

“So much of the show is about human connection and how we connect to people through comedy,” Statsky says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Strange how some would rather see Perkins starve than accept food from me.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"We have decided to study in great detail the hows and whys of why premature birth affects the developing brain," he says.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

The hows are easier to explain than the whys when it comes to all this madness, so let’s start there.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2023

Physicists believe that there must have been some primordial imbalance that allowed matter to dominate the universe, yet the hows and whys remain open questions.

From Scientific American Sep. 27, 2023

This thoughtfully inclusive guide makes a great starting place, supplying the hows and whys of creating an edible garden to further our personal resilience, strength and healing.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2023

The officer with four stars kept asking him about the whys, whens, and hows of his family’s escape plan.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training