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perchance

[per-chans, -chahns] / pərˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns /


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I think I realized something was up when I began wondering if he, perchance, liked guys.

From Slate Mar. 3, 2021

“There’s a chance, perchance to change my drifter’s circumstance,” Grays jests at one point, before describing the “salted ground” and “sour air” of a crumbling utopia.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2020

The same goes for when we most likely do or perchance do not delete said missives at our convenience.

From Washington Times Dec. 6, 2019

Grammer's Brady is most interesting when he's not huffing and puffing and remembers what's good about his life, but he is required frequently to huff and puff, perchance to blow his own house down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2017

“Was it perchance some new singer, just lately arrived from a triumphant tour of the capitals of Europe?”

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden




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