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perhaps

[per-haps] / pərˈhæps /
ADVERB
possibly
Synonyms
STRONG
maybe perchance
WEAK
as it may be as the case may be conceivably feasibly for all one knows imaginably it may be reasonably
Antonyms
WEAK
improbably never unlikely

Example Sentences

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What they didn't perhaps anticipate was a gift for the opening goal by Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer in the opening seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Then Pegula made perhaps the single most impactful decision in his 15-year stewardship of the Sabres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Or perhaps he was subconsciously looking for a way to blow up his own carefully constructed life.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

After CEO Jensen Huang mused in early 2025 that “very simple quantum computers” could be perhaps two decades out, quantum stocks took a tumble.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

After perhaps half an hour of visiting among the tables, the foreman reminded us that we had a day’s quota to meet and people drifted back to their places.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom