perchance

Example Sentences

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More than a few times, Davis said, the author was stopped by readers who asked whether, perchance, he knew their grandfather or uncle.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2022

I think I realized something was up when I began wondering if he, perchance, liked guys.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2021

“There’s a chance, perchance to change my drifter’s circumstance,” Grays jests at one point, before describing the “salted ground” and “sour air” of a crumbling utopia.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020

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

"If we reach this lake, we can make camp by the shore, perchance catch a few fish. Jon, fetch me paper, it's past time I wrote Maester Aemon."

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