: possibly but not certainly : maybe
: something open to doubt or conjecture
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Examples of perhaps in a Sentence
Adverb
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Adam Bradley, New York Times, 10 May 2024
In exploring whether such (perhaps inevitable) errors keep immigration officials awake at night, Alfonso imagines a case where approval had been given to a mass shooter in Harlem and how that decision haunts the interviewer.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
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Adverb
In a noisy and contentious cultural moment, perhaps restraint, a conscious quiet, a studied refusal, might be the most powerful statement of all.
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 10 May 2024
In exploring whether such (perhaps inevitable) errors keep immigration officials awake at night, Alfonso imagines a case where approval had been given to a mass shooter in Harlem and how that decision haunts the interviewer.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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