: 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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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Another way to save with the high cost of rentals is perhaps taking more day trips, not just to the Jersey Shore, but also to river and lake communities, Gallagher said.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 18 May 2026
When their 7-year-old ran into the garage to report that water was all over the floor, Mitch assumed a pipe had burst, or perhaps the toilet was backed up.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
This is just the first point of contention in a minefield of cultural barriers, letter-of-the-law distinctions, personal prejudices and perhaps some plain mistruth here and there.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
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Adverb
Indeed, the tapping of an individual button is perhaps the least significant event on the planet, shifting nothing apart from the dust beneath it.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Another way to save with the high cost of rentals is perhaps taking more day trips, not just to the Jersey Shore, but also to river and lake communities, Gallagher said.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 18 May 2026
When their 7-year-old ran into the garage to report that water was all over the floor, Mitch assumed a pipe had burst, or perhaps the toilet was backed up.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
This is just the first point of contention in a minefield of cultural barriers, letter-of-the-law distinctions, personal prejudices and perhaps some plain mistruth here and there.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for perhaps
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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