phrase

• Possibly (used in tentative inquiries or suggestions)

  ‘were you looking for me by any chance?’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Is Michelle still working there, by any chance?’
  • ‘Is this an anti-capitalism statement, by any chance?’
  • ‘Did you take your own legal advice, by any chance?’
  • ‘If, by any chance, you're in a dilemma about what dessert to serve after you've eaten your freedom fries, you may wish to consider a bucket of Star Spangled Ice Cream.’
  • ‘They would not be Left-leaning by any chance, would they?’
  • ‘Are you all feeling a sense of impending doom by any chance?’
  • ‘Does he, by any chance, come from a naval family?’
  • ‘Could you, by any chance, bring a huge umbrella next year?’
  • ‘Do they plan late night music bars by any chance?’
  • ‘They wouldn't have a socialist government, by any chance, would they?’

  Synonyms

  please, kindly, be so good as to