: 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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Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Women disguise themselves as boys at the drop — or perhaps the addition — of a hat.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The work that remains The signals are real, the capital is beginning to move, and perhaps most importantly the urgency is impossible to dispute.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
It is often called ungovernable, perhaps a little grandly.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Adverb
Studying the history of the Winkie and Lord, Miller, and Muntadas’s video anthology offers us perhaps an alternative path out of our current critical doom loop.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Women disguise themselves as boys at the drop — or perhaps the addition — of a hat.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The work that remains The signals are real, the capital is beginning to move, and perhaps most importantly the urgency is impossible to dispute.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
It is often called ungovernable, perhaps a little grandly.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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