somehow
Example Sentences
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"Sleep may appear peaceful, but the brain is highly active -- especially when dreaming. We were intrigued by this paradox, and wanted to look into the scientific basis behind why dreaming is somehow tiring."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even when it was supposedly "signed, sealed and delivered", it somehow still wasn't signed or sealed.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“It would somehow feel thin and hollow, and people may not know why their attention is drifting, but it would drift,” MacFarlane said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The names were familiar; the items themselves were both recognizable and somehow wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I study his face, as if it somehow has the answers to what doesn’t make sense.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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