: 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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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Another option would be converting a pair of their two-way players to team-favorable standard contracts, perhaps Myron Gardner and Jahmir Young, and then backfilling their two-way spots, with two-way players allowed to be signed until March 4.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The archipelago off East Africa is made up of 115 different islands—including one that’s home to what’s perhaps the most photogenic beach in the world.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
This has attracted a swathe of tourists who perhaps take advantage of the beautiful city and view it merely as their playground, much to the chagrin of locals.
—Georgina Ustik, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adverb
This is in itself a form of election interference, less direct than any effort to cancel elections but still intended to undermine faith in elections and, perhaps to start building a precedent for this kind of action to eventually have federal agencies impede active elections.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Another option would be converting a pair of their two-way players to team-favorable standard contracts, perhaps Myron Gardner and Jahmir Young, and then backfilling their two-way spots, with two-way players allowed to be signed until March 4.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The archipelago off East Africa is made up of 115 different islands—including one that’s home to what’s perhaps the most photogenic beach in the world.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
This has attracted a swathe of tourists who perhaps take advantage of the beautiful city and view it merely as their playground, much to the chagrin of locals.
—Georgina Ustik, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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