: 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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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
However, perhaps the Vula curse is simply too strong.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
It is not believed to be on the agenda at its quarterly meetings in Zimbabwe from April 11-13, but likely to be discussed, perhaps informally.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Kilmer scored perhaps his signature role in the early 1990s, playing rock legend Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s biopic The Doors.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
However, perhaps the Vula curse is simply too strong.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
It is not believed to be on the agenda at its quarterly meetings in Zimbabwe from April 11-13, but likely to be discussed, perhaps informally.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Kilmer scored perhaps his signature role in the early 1990s, playing rock legend Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s biopic The Doors.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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