perhaps

Example Sentences

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If planet nine exists, it would therefore perhaps have to be farther than 500AU away from the Sun.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Dr Sanjoy Kumar, Grace's father, said it was "perhaps the biggest missed opportunity".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He did more than any other academic, and perhaps more than anyone in the past 50 years, to sustain the memory and importance of the Revolution and its principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

On Monday morning, Iran and Israel both announced they would refrain from attacking each other, perhaps in response to more pleas from Trump by phone and social media.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

By the time she’d calmed down, Janet was gone, and Star realized perhaps her daughter had wanted a little less freedom and a little more guidance.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith