perchance

Example Sentences

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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

Coronavirus: I hail from pangolin, perchance from bat.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 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

Her goal is to sleep, not perchance to dream, but to “drown out my thoughts and judgments, since the constant barrage made it hard not to hate everyone and everything.”

From New York Times • May 10, 2018

“What villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come to scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs!”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling