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after a fashion

ADVERB
somehow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyway
WEAK
anyhow anywise by hook or crook come what may in one way or another in some such way in some way one way or another somehow or another somehow or other
Antonyms
WEAK
no way

Example Sentences

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The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

McLaren boss Ron Dennis sympathised, after a fashion, with Jordan, saying to him: "Welcome to the Piranha Club."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

A solitary, bookish boy whose dreams came true, after a fashion, who proved that movies really can change your life — albeit in ways you can never quite plan on.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Nevertheless, true crime can be a passive teacher in the same way all entertainment is, after a fashion.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2023

While I couldn’t keep up with them for long, I could manage, after a fashion.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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