: 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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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
But, every so often, the gods concoct a minor tragedy for even the most powerful mortals, and a glimpse of life’s futility—and perhaps even its ever-present mortality—breaks briefly through.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Amid the diplomatic gridlock, perhaps the real story of COP30 was happening outside the negotiation halls.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
As the — perhaps apocryphal — origin story goes, Pihl came up with the idea while gazing out of the window from her workshop bench.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
Toronto is first in fast-break points per game, and perhaps the uber-athletic Morant could fit in well with its offensive ideology.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
But, every so often, the gods concoct a minor tragedy for even the most powerful mortals, and a glimpse of life’s futility—and perhaps even its ever-present mortality—breaks briefly through.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Amid the diplomatic gridlock, perhaps the real story of COP30 was happening outside the negotiation halls.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
As the — perhaps apocryphal — origin story goes, Pihl came up with the idea while gazing out of the window from her workshop bench.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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