somehow or other
Example Sentences
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“The needs are too great. And if we pass a strong package with strong bipartisan support, it will importune the House somehow or other to act, despite the morass they are in.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023
“That turned out to be a topic of national and global concern. None of the three of us knew or expected that. So somehow or other, we just stumbled onto the zeitgeist.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
By being in the environment, hearing the language and most important, understanding the language, somehow or other something kicks in in the brain called the LAD — the language acquisition device.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023
“But somehow or other, I’ve just dealt with it and then kept on going.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2022
Word would get out somehow or other, and Judd would see David Howard or Mike Wells walking his dog, and then the war would really start.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
