: possibly but not certainly : maybe
: something open to doubt or conjecture
Examples of perhaps in a Sentence
Adverb
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Today, many commercial space companies are emerging to meet the demand for on-orbit servicing for spacecraft, satellites, and perhaps (someday) space stations.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Well, perhaps in an ideal world in which the super-sized format was available to all audiences.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
And there is a more practical, and perhaps more pressing, question—about our current moment.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Today, many commercial space companies are emerging to meet the demand for on-orbit servicing for spacecraft, satellites, and perhaps (someday) space stations.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Well, perhaps in an ideal world in which the super-sized format was available to all audiences.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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