: 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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Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
Their endless touring included cultural touchstones like Woodstock, and perhaps their largest concert on their own in front of over 100,000 spectators in Englishtown, New Jersey in 1977.
—Adam Levine, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
If a team is calculated — and perhaps more importantly, willing to take a risk — there are opportunities to find very useful pieces that can make quicker impacts than picks or prospects.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Where a line should be drawn — and perhaps a line the Grizzlies would be unwilling to draw — are any outgoing Heat draft picks.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
If Carolina is thinking about the big picture, giving Coker the extra year, perhaps valued as a first- or second-round tender, is just getting ahead of a formality.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
Their endless touring included cultural touchstones like Woodstock, and perhaps their largest concert on their own in front of over 100,000 spectators in Englishtown, New Jersey in 1977.
—Adam Levine, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
If a team is calculated — and perhaps more importantly, willing to take a risk — there are opportunities to find very useful pieces that can make quicker impacts than picks or prospects.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Where a line should be drawn — and perhaps a line the Grizzlies would be unwilling to draw — are any outgoing Heat draft picks.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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