How to use perhaps in a sentence

Examples of perhaps by meaning

More sentences with perhaps

• He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.From the entry of
• She looks like she's in her early twenties, perhaps 21 or 22 years old?From the entry twenty
• I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.From the entry flip
• The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.From the entry somewhat
• It may end in her doing a great mischief to herself—and perhaps to others too.From the entry mischief
• The Yellow Emperor was perhaps euhemerized from a prehistoric tribal leader.From the entry euhemerize
• Perhaps I should make myself scarce before he finds any more chores to assign me.From the entry make oneself scarce
• Now that the dog has stopped barking, perhaps we can at last get some rest.From the entry at last
• Now the children have gone, perhaps I can get on with my work in peace.From the entry in peace
• I could say he was a friend, or perhaps he was friendish would be better.From the entry friendish
• Perhaps we should step back for a second and think about solving this problem a different way.From the entry step back
• John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons.From the entry python
• In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.From the entry feral
• The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.From the entry opening
• If the truth doesn't win him over, perhaps charm will.From the entry win over
• His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.From the entry resolution
• We'll be home latish, perhaps not until 10 p.m.From the entry latish
• Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.From the entry prevail upon
• Perhaps somewhere among the uncounted stars in the sky there might be lurking a distant planet eerily similar to our own.From the entry uncounted
• Perhaps humans will live on Mars in the future.From the entry in the future
• This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector.From the entry shed light upon
• Well, perhaps that beige-on-beige color scheme may be a little middle-aged for a young artist's apartment; a little repainting won't hurt anything.From the entry middle-aged
• If her past is a crystal ball to her future, she will perhaps never be rich, even though she is a kind, hard-working person.From the entry crystal ball
• Famous comic book writer Stan Lee had a cameo in the Spider-Man movie. He was on screen for perhaps ten seconds, but aficionados distinctly remember him.From the entry cameo
• If you could just put yourself in his shoes for a moment, perhaps you would understand why it is not as easy as you seem to think.From the entry put oneself in someone's shoes
• And it had been a close-run thing for many of the nearest - perhaps too close.2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51. From the entry insist
• Perhaps the closest analogy to how A.I. works as a business expense is petroleum products.2026 August 3, Lydia DePillis, “What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry feedstock
• With his signature bronzer, Trump seems to be aiming for a weathered ruggedness, perhaps.2025 January 20, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Brimful of menace? Melania strikes sombre note at Trump inauguration”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry bronzer
• However, perhaps the most extraordinary railway line was still to come: the Trans-Siberian.2025 November 12, Tony Streeter, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 44. From the entry Trans-Siberian
• This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise.2024 July 24, Christian Wolmar, “Rail Minister Hendy has a tough job... but the skills to succeed”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 44. From the entry left field
• After 70 CE, the rabbis of the Mishnah faced perhaps an even greater tragedy.2024, David Golinkin, “Comfort, Oh Comfort My People”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page x. From the entry Eretz Yisrael
• More people, a few hundred, perhaps, had gathered along the shore.2023, Aimee Ogden, “A Half-Remembered World”, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, vol. 145, no. 1-2, whole no. 768 (July/August…. From the entry e
• Moral panics have existed since well before the Salem witch trials — perhaps the paradigm case.2023 June 29, Pamela Paul, “Do Not Panic. It’s Just a Moral Panic.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry moral panic
• Perhaps the greatest stone skimmer is Scotland's own Dougie Isaacs, who has won eight world titles.2023, Richard Deitsch, The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023. From the entry skimmer
• Or perhaps baking bread, collecting trinkets, and putting doilies around the house sounds more like your speed.2023, Carolyn Purnell, Blue Jeans (Object Lessons), New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry grandmacore
• Perhaps I would mind this “quiet luxury” less if the clothes were fabulous.2023 April 30, Eva Wiseman, “Why do we buy into ‘stealth wealth’ and the class who wear it?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry quiet luxury
• Stanley speaks the language of the Tan family, perhaps literally and otherwise.2022 February 2, Iris Gonzales, “Injecting young blood into the empire”, in The Philippine Star, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2022. From the entry Fukien

Meaning of perhaps

1. adverb Possibly.
2. adverb By chance.
3. noun An uncertainty.

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Questions about perhaps in a sentence

How do you use perhaps in a sentence?

Perhaps is used as an adverb and noun. For example: “Perhaps John will come over for dinner.”

What is a short sentence with perhaps?

“He was seriously wounded, perhaps fatally.”

What does perhaps mean?

Perhaps means possibly.