somehow

Example Sentences

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While studying the familiar dark plains and bright highlands, I somehow overlooked a pattern people have recognized for thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

In the end, it didn’t matter that most of Michigan’s roster had spent only seven months in a Wolverines uniform—or that the Big Ten somehow hadn’t won a national title in men’s basketball since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The Briton looked close to being stopped several times as Wilder pushed for the finish, but the veteran somehow fought his way back.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A headscarf had somehow been hung along the wall.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom