Definition of perhaps
: possibly but not certainly : maybe
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perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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About Lear less has been written, perhaps because there does not seem as much to say.
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Beneath Europa’s ice, perhaps just a few kilometers down in some areas, lies the most vast ocean known to humans.
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Such is the sense of frustration in Berlin that one senior German official quipped perhaps the chancellor should take up golf to get closer to Trump.
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While Krankl's goal sent the nation into euphoria, the commentary of Austrian radio commentator Eduard 'Edi' Finger perhaps elevated the importance of Krankl's late winner to historic proportions.
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Capela, however, dominated, making up for all that was missing by providing perhaps the best half of his career.
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Now, as Popovich faces the longest odds and perhaps the most challenging summer of his career, here is the cosmic joke: The source of that challenge is the biggest reason why Popovich is still coaching in the first place.
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These feelings are perhaps best described through the words of the children.
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As the sun shone and several members of the crowd stripped down to T-shirts for perhaps the first time this year, one attendee wondered whether people had been mistakenly put off by the recent spate of stormy weather.
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First Known Use of perhaps
1534
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