Definition of perhapsnext

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Recent Examples of perhaps But perhaps the most enticing is its spotlight sale on Jamaica, with The Great Jamaica Comeback Sale, offering up to $1,500 in instant resort credit and up to $350 in air credit. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 But perhaps none have been as surprising as the shift on China. Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 The position demands a particular ability to live with that pressure and, perhaps more importantly, to quickly forget what just happened. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Those answers won’t necessarily be easy for them, but perhaps that’s okay. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perhaps
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Adverb
  • Depending on one’s vantage, the concrete behemoth evokes a spaceship or a naval vessel, an airport terminal or a bridge, maybe even a freeway overpass (very LA).
    George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to Forbes, the new pup is named Wendy, perhaps after Swift’s love of singing about Peter Pan … or maybe Travis really likes a Frosty.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The Bain-Altagamma Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study presented in June reported that personal luxury goods spending should grow at least 1 percent and possibly as high as 6 percent this year depending on how world affairs and tourism develop.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Witnesses described a man behind the wheel of a tan or gold Nissan Frontier doing donuts in parking lots, nearly hitting other vehicles and possibly striking curbs and a retaining wall, according to police.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Tom Even non-football fans can probably guess who this one is about.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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