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
The games, as Thursday showed, will get played, somehow or another.
From Slate • May 14, 2021
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
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