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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

Mr. Wallace then wondered whether the Senate should waive the filibuster rule with this legislation, if perchance the House happened to pass it.

From Washington Times Jun. 24, 2018

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

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

"I'm surprised no one ate it. I suppose I ought to see him. It's not Yoren, perchance?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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