: 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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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The rise in streaming, the pandemic and shifting theatrical windows altered people’s moviegoing habits, perhaps permanently.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Of course, Lamar Jackson, the two-time MVP quarterback, is cemented as the team’s starting quarterback, but perhaps Pavia can stand out enough in rookie minicamp to earn an invitation to training camp this summer.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
With hindsight perhaps softening memories of sunstroke, cast members and a number of below-the-line crew now fairly rhapsodize about the uniqueness of the shoot.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
Somehow, the word, in its double-pronged definition, gets to the heart of these pictures, and perhaps is the key to understanding Hurst himself.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The rise in streaming, the pandemic and shifting theatrical windows altered people’s moviegoing habits, perhaps permanently.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Of course, Lamar Jackson, the two-time MVP quarterback, is cemented as the team’s starting quarterback, but perhaps Pavia can stand out enough in rookie minicamp to earn an invitation to training camp this summer.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
With hindsight perhaps softening memories of sunstroke, cast members and a number of below-the-line crew now fairly rhapsodize about the uniqueness of the shoot.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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