: 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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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
And perhaps this is why poetry from South Lebanon and Palestine has always been an affirmation of existence itself.
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But finally, and perhaps thanks to the show, Alicia is reassessing.
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Adverb
But perhaps the most meaningful element of the BHY Fest is that the event is organized by youth for youth.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
And perhaps this is why poetry from South Lebanon and Palestine has always been an affirmation of existence itself.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
But finally, and perhaps thanks to the show, Alicia is reassessing.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Peart’s unusual – but iconic – drum fills and tempo changes are perhaps the most complicated in the rock ‘n’ roll canon.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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