someway
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of someway
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; some, way 1
Example Sentences
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Somehow, someway he outmaneuvers 300-pound offensive linemen to make the tackle.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025
“The question is whether there is another record-breaking rally left in this market, or if gold has topped someway short of the $5,000 an ounce that so many analysts were looking for,” he added.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
But somehow, someway, Fay overtook Beadlescomb in the final meters, astonishing the announcers of the race.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022
The game with the lowest time in play this season - West Ham v Brentford with 41 minutes, 33 seconds - is someway short of Stoke v Blackburn from February 2010, though.
From BBC • May 6, 2022
There was an air of unreality to it all, as if the situation would somehow, someway, magically fix itself.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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