how so

idiom

: in what way : why does one think that

"This room looks different." "How so?"

Examples of how so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Studying the impacts of nutrition on human health is notoriously tricky given how so many factors — such as race, income, genetics, and the like — can play a role. —

Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024 Dana Taylor: Experts have said that swatting poses a threat to both the target and to responding law enforcement, how so? —

Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024 Seeing as how so many people followed Aubree's story from the start, Houska told E! —

Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 Anyone with even vague memories of the film will grow impatient, while viewers new to the material will likely wonder how so much talent resulted in such a middling show. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for how so

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