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

Then we'd face the walls in the hallway, sit down and put our heads between our legs — that was supposed to protect us, somehow or other, from a Soviet nuclear bomb.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

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

“She has worked hard to develop personal relationships with people that frankly, somehow or other, have a view of her as a person and another view of her role,” says a former ambassador.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2020

Sam Westing was dead, but somehow or other he would make his last move.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin