perhaps

Example Sentences

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We’ve been talking for a while, and because of the bursitis, perhaps, he’s hoisted one of his legs over the arm of his chair.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“The IRS is not unknown for, perhaps, misplacing mail as it comes in,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

For many men, vulnerability frequently infers fragility, weakness and, perhaps in Gyllenhaal’s case, artistic insecurity.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Having sat unused in a police yard for over three years, it will have depreciated sharply - perhaps to less than half its original price.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

We are, perhaps, not the world’s most fearsome army.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin