somehow or another

Example Sentences

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"Did somebody deliberately shut down the fuel, or was it somehow or another a slip that they inadvertently shut off the fuel?" he said during an interview with the US network CBS.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Well, I knew that that was a lie, because somehow or another I had four or five documents that made clear that their reply to our request was inaccurate.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

“My prayer is that somehow or another, an angel passes over and these kids are allowed to grow and mature without finding themselves in a hospital on a ventilator.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021

You know, all those people that are afraid we’re going to push our personal agenda and somehow or another suck unsuspecting people into the tribe or whatever.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2018

But somehow or another, as the season went on, I became a freshman starter on a varsity basketball team.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie