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 the study clearly demonstrates that somehow or other, European’s inflammatory responses to pathogens did change dramatically during the Neolithic, Lachance says.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2021
Sam Westing was dead, but somehow or other he would make his last move.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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