In a way or another vs in a way or in another

Both phrases are not commonly used in English. The correct phrase is 'in one way or another,' which means 'in some unspecified manner or way.' The use of 'in one way or another' is more idiomatic and natural in English.

Last updated: March 29, 2024

In a way or another

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

The correct phrase is 'in one way or another,' which means 'in some unspecified manner or way.'

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In a way or another I have to solve the situation.
Then I thought that sometimes you've got to celebrate... 'cause in a way or another this year passed anyway
In a way or another, they'll have to return him to us.
I'm not sure how it works but in a way or another, I can repair them.
One way or another, they'll find a way to kill him.
Circumcision doesn't affect impotency one way or another.
One way or another fleet capacity must be reduced.
Everybody feels different about themselves one way or another.
But one way or another, he got his hands on the murder weapon, and he found a way to monetize it.
One way or another, that thing finds a way to take...
Most viruses initially affect cerebral perception in one way or another.
In one way or another, we're all searching for something.
One way or another, everyone stops bleeding.
Seems one way or another, she's getting her questions answered.
I'm going to end up back there one way or another.
One way or another, I need to check him out.
One way or another, we eventually find them.
One way or another, we are waiting.
All business is a game one way or another.
One way or another he will be punished.

Alternatives:

in one way or another

in a way or in another

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

The correct phrase is 'in one way or another,' which means 'in some unspecified manner or way.'

Show examples from the web [+]

In a way or another I have to solve the situation.
In a way or another, they'll have to return him to us.
I'm not sure how it works but in a way or another, I can repair them.
Ends well in a way, badly in another, that's life.
One way or another, they'll find a way to kill him.
Then I thought that sometimes you've got to celebrate... 'cause in a way or another this year passed anyway
In a way, collaboration is another example of a complex system.
Circumcision doesn't affect impotency one way or another.
One way or another fleet capacity must be reduced.
Everybody feels different about themselves one way or another.
A computer is, in a way, just another experiment.
I expect one way or another to keep in touch with you because it was a real pleasure to work with you and I hope this will continue in another way.
But one way or another, he got his hands on the murder weapon, and he found a way to monetize it.
One way or another, that thing finds a way to take...
Restrictive measures such as embargoes and sanctions are not being consistently applied, either because the EU treats countries with similar human rights records in another way or because Member States apply the restrictions differently.
Vague statements being interpreted in one way or in another does not help young people much; it is in the final analysis the credibility of Europe which is at stake.
The film was prototypical in another way.
Most viruses initially affect cerebral perception in one way or another.
In one way or another, we're all searching for something.
One way or another, everyone stops bleeding.

Alternatives:

in one way or another

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In a way or another vs in a way or in another