Sentence examples for a thing somehow from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a thing somehow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an object or concept in a vague or uncertain manner, often implying that there is something about it that is not fully understood.
Example: "I found a thing somehow related to our project, but I can't quite put my finger on it."
Alternatives: "an object in some way" or "a matter of sorts".

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We talk about it like it is a thing somehow in the middle between the leaf and the man, but really it is just an assumption, not a thing.

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There is a theory that a great band is not merely a collection of musicians, but a mysterious, alchemical thing, somehow greater than the sum of its parts.

It's a quintessentially New York thing, somehow.

Gingrich, though eager to list the many mistakes the President has made in international affairs — "wrong on terrorism, wrong on Iran, wrong on the Muslim Brotherhood, wrong on Hezbollah; and being wrong on that many national security items is an enormously dangerous thing" somehow did not utter the words "Egypt" or "Hosni Mubarak," who, at the time, was still clinging to power.

But whether exotic, socially conscious or just star-studded, cool is still an elusive, slippery thing, somehow managing to stay ahead or above the curve without succumbing to trends.

Some authors, in their conversations this week, revived that 19th-century aesthetic -- somewhat out of favor these days -- of art as a salutary, morally uplifting thing, somehow beneficial to the general health of man.

A film I made recently, which I thought was about one thing, somehow turned into a different kind of film altogether.

Musically this thing somehow accomplishes being a "less sexy Depeche Mode".

This thing somehow sticks to an HDTV.

I assume a thing, hidden, somehow, underneath the experiments – an inherent tendency for humans to identify each other as causes – which I then rely on to tell you what I'm thinking.

This silly thing somehow evokes the power of music to cast a spell.

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